//Example illustrating use of compareTo()
import java.io.*;
public class CompareToDemo2
{
	private static BufferedReader stdin = 
		new BufferedReader( new InputStreamReader( System.in ) );
	public static void main( String [] args ) throws IOException
	{
		System.out.print("Please enter a string: ");
		String str1 = stdin.readLine();
		System.out.print("Please enter another string: ");
		String str2 = stdin.readLine();
		
		if (str1.compareTo(str2) < 0)
		{
			System.out.println(str1 + " is alphabetically BEFORE " + str2);
		}
		
		if (str1.compareTo(str2) == 0)
		{
			System.out.println(str1 + " is alphabetically EQUAL TO " + str2);
		}
		
		if (str1.compareTo(str2) > 0)
		{
			System.out.println(str1 + " is alphabetically AFTER " + str2);
		}
	}
}