The CompareTo Method Returns

question 43

Multiple Choice

The compareTo method returns:

• A) a boolean value.
• B) an integer value.
• C) either a boolean or an integer value, depending on whether the String object is less than, equal to, or greater than the String argument.
• D) an equals value.

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