LEXIHELL!!

gistfile1.txt

        import cs1.Keyboard;
        public class LexiHell {
         public static void main(String [] args){

        System.out.println("Enter the First String");
        String first = Keyboard.readString();

        System.out.println("Enter the Second String");
        String second = Keyboard.readString();

        System.out.println("Enter the Third String");
        String third = Keyboard.readString();

        System.out.println("Enter the Fourth String");
        String fourth = Keyboard.readString();
        /*
        The return of this method is an int which can be interpreted as follows:
        returns < 0 then the String calling the method is lexicographically first (comes first in a dictionary)
        returns == 0 then the two strings are lexicographically equivalent
        returns > 0 then the parameter passed to the compareTo method is lexicographically first. */
        
        String order1 = null;
        String order2 = null;
        String order3 = null;
        String order4 = null;
        //sorting the first string
        if(first.compareTo(second)> 0 && first.compareTo(third) > 0 && first.compareTo(fourth) >0){
            order1 = first;
        }
        else if(first.compareTo(second)>0 && first.compareTo(third) <0 && first.compareTo(fourth) <0){
            order2 =first;
        }
        else if(first.compareTo(second)> 0 && first.compareTo(third) >0 && first.compareTo(fourth) >0){
            order3 =first;
        }
        else if (first.compareTo(second)>0 && first.compareTo(third) > 0 && first.compareTo(fourth) >0){
            order4 =first;
        }

        //sorting the second string

        if(second.compareTo(first)> 0 && second.compareTo(third) >0 && second.compareTo(fourth) >0)
            {order1 = second;}

        else if(second.compareTo(first)< 0 && second.compareTo(third) >0 && second.compareTo(fourth) >0)
            {order2 =second;}
        else if(second.compareTo(first)< 0 && second.compareTo(third) <0 && second.compareTo(fourth) >0)
            {order3 =second;}
        else if(second.compareTo(first)< 0 && second.compareTo(third) <0 && second.compareTo(fourth) <0)
            {order4 =second;}

        //sorting the third string

        if(third.compareTo(first)> 0 && third.compareTo(second) >0 && third.compareTo(fourth) >0)
            {order1 = third;}
            
        else if(third.compareTo(first)< 0 && third.compareTo(second) >0 && third.compareTo(fourth) >0)
            {order2 =third ;}
            
        else if(third.compareTo(first)< 0 && third.compareTo(second) <0 && third.compareTo(fourth) >0)
        {order3 =third;}
        
        else if(third.compareTo(first)< 0 && third.compareTo(second) <0 && third.compareTo(fourth) <0)
         {order4 =third;}

        //sorting the fourth string

        if(fourth.compareTo(first)> 0 && third.compareTo(second) >0 && third.compareTo(fourth) >0)
            {order1 = third;}
            
        else if(fourth.compareTo(first)< 0 && fourth.compareTo(second) >0 && fourth.compareTo(fourth) >0)
            {order2 =fourth;}

        else if(fourth.compareTo(first)< 0 && fourth.compareTo(second) <0 && fourth.compareTo(fourth) >0)
            {order3 =fourth;}
            
        else if(fourth.compareTo(first)< 0 && fourth.compareTo(second) <0 && fourth.compareTo(fourth) <0)
            {order4 =fourth;}

         System.out.print("The order is as follows: " +order1 +","+order2 +","+order3 +","+order4 );
    }
}