Assignemnt #51: Comparing Last Names

Code

 /// Name: Sean Harrison
    /// Period: 7
    /// Program name: Alphabetical Orders
    /// File Name: AlphabeticalOrder.java
    /// Date Finished: 11/3/2015
    
import java.util.Scanner;
public class AlphabeticalOrder
{
    public static void main( String[] args )
    {
    
    Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
    String lastName;
    int a, b, c, d;
    a = 0;
    b = 0;
    c = 0;
    d = 0;
    
    System.out.println( "What's your last name? " );
    lastName = keyboard.next();
    a = lastName.compareTo("Carsell");
        if ( a <= 0 ) 
        {
            System.out.println( "you don't have to wait long, " + lastName + "." );
        }
        else if ( a > 0)
        {
    b = lastName.compareTo("Jones");
            if ( b <= 0 )
        {
            System.out.println( "Thats not bad, " + lastName + ".");
        }
        else if (b > 0 )
        {
        c = lastName.compareTo("Smith");
            if ( c <= 0)
            {
                System.out.println( "Looks like a bit of a wait " + lastName + "." );
            }
        else if ( c > 0)
        {
            d = lastName.compareTo("Young");
            if ( d <= 0)
        {
            System.out.println( "It's going to be a while " + lastName + ".");
        }
        else if ( d > 0)
        {
        {
            System.out.println( "I hope you're not going anywhere for a while " + lastName + "." );
        }
        }
        }
        }
    }
}
}

 

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