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Short compare() method in Java

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

The

compare()

method of

Short class

is used to compare two primitive short values for numerical equality. As it is a static method therefore it can be used without creating any object of Short.

Syntax:

public static int compare(short x, short y)

Parameters:

This method accepts two parameters:

x: which is the first Short object to be compared.
y: which is the Short object to be compared.

Return type :

It returns an

int

value. It returns:

0 if 'x' is equal to 'y',
a positive value 'x' is greater than 'y',
a negative value 'x' is lesser than 'y'

Below is the implementation of compare() method in Java:

Example 1: Java


 // Java code to demonstrate
// Short compare() method

class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        short a = 4;

        short b = 4;

        // compare method in Short class
        int output = Short.compare(a, b);

        // printing the output
        System.out.println("Comparing " + a
                           + " and " + b + " : "
                           + output);
    }
}

Output:

Comparing 4 and 4 : 0

Example 2: Java


 // Java code to demonstrate
// Short compare() method

class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        short a = 4;

        short b = 2;

        // compare method in Short class
        int output = Short.compare(a, b);

        // printing the output
        System.out.println("Comparing " + a
                           + " and " + b + " : "
                           + output);
    }
}

Output:

Comparing 4 and 2 : 2

Example 3: Java


 // Java code to demonstrate
// Short compare() method

class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {

        short a = 2;

        short b = 4;

        // compare method in Short class
        int output = Short.compare(a, b);

        // printing the output
        System.out.println("Comparing " + a
                           + " and " + b + " : "
                           + output);
    }
}

Output:

Comparing 2 and 4 : -2

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