// control/IfElse.java // (c)2017 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt // We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose. // Visit http://OnJava8.com for more book information. public class IfElse { static int result = 0; static void test(int testval, int target) { if(testval > target) result = +1; else if(testval < target) // [1] 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 */