OnJava8-Examples/control/IfElse.java

// control/IfElse.java
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public class IfElse {
  static int result = 0;
  static void test(int testval, int target) {
    if(testval > target)
      result = +1;
    else if(testval < target)
      result = -1;
    else
      result = 0; // Match
  }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    test(10, 5);
    System.out.println(result);
    test(5, 10);
    System.out.println(result);
    test(5, 5);
    System.out.println(result);
  }
}
/* Output:
1
-1
0
*/