Question

Given that:

String gk = "James Clerk Maxwell";

nk = gk.compareTolgnoreCase("k");

What will be the value of nk?

Options

• 1

• 2

• −1

• −2

Answer 1

−1

Explanation:

The compareToIgnoreCase() method compares the very first characters of both strings alphabetically after converting them to lowercase. Since 'j' (from "James") comes exactly one position before 'k' in the alphabet, the method performs the subtraction ('j' − 'k'), which equals −1.