Java Integer compare() method

Last Updated : 17 Mar 2025

The compare() method is a method of Integer class under java.lang package. This method compares two integer values numerically. It returns the result in integer equivalent value by comparing the two int method arguments. The value returned is identical to what would be returned by:

Integer.valueOf(x).compareTo(Integer.valueOf(y))

Syntax

Following is the declaration of compare() method:

Parameter:

Returns:

This method will returns the following values:

Exceptions:

NA

Compatibility Version:

Java 1.7 and above

Example 1

Output:

-1
0
1

Example 2

Output:

Enter the first numeric value: 55
Enter the second numeric value: 66
number1 is less than number2

Example 3

Output:

1
0
-1