Bigger or smaller
Making decisions in code requires comparing values to determine which is larger, smaller, or if they're equal. Java provides comparison operators that evaluate to true or false, forming the foundation of program logic. Let's practice comparing numbers!
This exercise is part of the course
Introduction to Java
Exercise instructions
- Save the result of checking if
5is smaller than7to thebooleanvariablefirst. - Save the result of checking if
9is greater than or equal to2to the variablesecond.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
class Comparisons {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Check if 5 is smaller than 7
boolean first = 5 ____ 7;
// Check if 9 is greater than or equal to 2
boolean second = ____ ____ ____;
System.out.println("5 is smaller than 7: " + first);
System.out.println("9 is greater or equal to 2: " + second);
}
}