BigInteger compareTo() Method in Java

The java.math.BigInteger.compareTo(BigInteger value) method Compares this BigInteger with the BigInteger passed as the parameter.

Syntax:

public int compareTo(BigInteger val)

Parameter: This method accepts a single mandatory parameter val which is the BigInteger to compare with BigInteger object.



Returns: This method returns the following:

  • 0: if the value of this BigInteger is equal to that of the BigInteger object passed as a parameter.
  • 1: if the value of this BigInteger is greater than that of the BigInteger object passed as a parameter.
  • -1: if the value of this BigInteger is less than that of the BigInteger object passed as a parameter.

Examples:

Input: BigInteger1=2345, BigInteger2=7456
Output: -1
Explanation: BigInteger1.compareTo(BigInteger2)=-1.

Input: BigInteger1=9834, BigInteger2=7456
Output: 1
Explanation: BigInteger1.compareTo(BigInteger2)=1.

Example 1: Below programs illustrate compareTo() method of BigInteger class when both BigIntegers are equal

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// Java program to demonstrate 
// compareTo() method of BigInteger
  
import java.math.BigInteger;
  
public class GFG {
  
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // Creating 2 BigInteger objects
        BigInteger b1, b2;
  
        b1 = new BigInteger("321456");
        b2 = new BigInteger("321456");
  
        // apply compareTo() method
        int comparevalue = b1.compareTo(b2);
  
        // print result
        if (comparevalue == 0) {
  
            System.out.println("BigInteger1 "
                               + b1 + " and BigInteger2 "
                               + b2 + " are equal");
        }
        else if (comparevalue == 1) {
  
            System.out.println("BigInteger1 " + b1 + " 
                is greater than BigInteger2 " + b2);
        }
        else {
  
            System.out.println("BigInteger1 " + b1 + " 
                is lesser than BigInteger2 " + b2);
        }
    }
}

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Output:


BigInteger1 321456 and BigInteger2 321456 are equal





Example 2: when BigInteger1 is greater than BigInteger2 











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// Java program to demonstrate  


// compareTo() method of BigInteger 


  


import java.math.BigInteger; 


  


public class GFG { 


  


    public static void main(String[] args) 


    { 


        // Creating 2 BigInteger objects 


        BigInteger b1, b2; 


  


        b1 = new BigInteger("654321"); 


        b2 = new BigInteger("321456"); 


  


        // apply compareTo() method 


        int comparevalue = b1.compareTo(b2); 


  


        // print result 


        if (comparevalue == 0) { 


  


            System.out.println("BigInteger1 " + b1 + "  


                and BigInteger2 " + b2 + " are equal"); 


        } 


        else if (comparevalue == 1) { 


  


            System.out.println("BigInteger1 " + b1 + " 


                is greater than BigInteger2 " + b2); 


        } 


        else { 


  


            System.out.println("BigInteger1 " + b1 + "  


                is lesser than BigInteger2 " + b2); 


        } 


    } 


} 



















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Output:


BigInteger1 654321 is greater than BigInteger2 321456





Example 3: When BigInteger1 is lesser than BigInteger2 











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// Java program to demonstrate  


// compareTo() method of BigInteger 


  


import java.math.BigInteger; 


  


public class GFG { 


  


    public static void main(String[] args) 


    { 


        // Creating 2 BigInteger objects 


        BigInteger b1, b2; 


  


        b1 = new BigInteger("321456"); 


        b2 = new BigInteger("564321"); 


  


        // apply compareTo() method 


        int comparevalue = b1.compareTo(b2); 


  


        // print result 


        if (comparevalue == 0) { 


  


            System.out.println("BigInteger1 " + b1 + "  


                 and BigInteger2 " + b2 + " are equal"); 


        } 


        else if (comparevalue == 1) { 


  


            System.out.println("BigInteger1 " + b1 + "  


                  is greater than BigInteger2 " + b2); 


        } 


        else { 


  


            System.out.println("BigInteger1 " + b1 + " 


                 is lesser than BigInteger2 " + b2); 


        } 


    } 


} 



















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Output:


BigInteger1 321456 is lesser than BigInteger2 564321





Reference:

BigInteger CompareTo() Docs



          
          
          
          

            

    

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