Java Float Compare Example

/*
  Java Float compare example
  This example shows how to compare a Float object with other Float object, Float
  with an Object, or two float primitive values using methods provided by
  java.lang.Float class.
*/
 
public class JavaFloatCompareExample {
 
  public static void main(String[] args) {
 
    /*
    To compare two float primitive values use
    compare(float f1, float f2) method of Float class. This is a static method.
    It returns 0 if both the values are equal, returns value less than 0 if
    f1 is less than f2, and returns value grater than 0 if f2 is grater than f2.
    */
    float f1 = 5.35f;
    float f2 = 5.34f;
    int i1 = Float.compare(f1,f2);
 
    if(i1 > 0){
      System.out.println("First is grater");
    }else if(i1 < 0){
      System.out.println("Second is grater");
    }else{
      System.out.println("Both are equal");
    }
 
    /*
    To compare a Float object with another Float object use
    int compareTo(Float f) method.
    It returns 0 if both the values are equal, returns value less than 0 if
    this Float object is less than the argument, and returns value grater
    than 0 if this Float object is grater than f2.
    */
    Float fObj1 = new Float("5.35");
    Float fObj2 = new Float("5.34");
    int i2 = fObj1.compareTo(fObj2);
 
    if(i2 > 0){
      System.out.println("First is grater");
    }else if(i2 < 0){
      System.out.println("Second is grater");
    }else{
      System.out.println("Both are equal");
    }   
 
 
  }
}
 
/*
Output would be
First is grater
First is grater
*/