Thread: Problem with Return Function

Can someone please tell me how to keep this program the same with the 3 functions but instead of the sum of the 2 numbers I need it to tell me if the 1st number is <> or equal to the second number? I cant figure out how to change it in the 2nd and 3rd function so it returns it and displays it. I've been stuck for hours on something that is probaly simple.

public static void main(String[] args) {
 
		int num3;
		int num4;	
		int sum;
 
		//get the first number
		num3 = getNum(); 
		//get the second number
		num4 = getNum(); 
 
		//get the sum of the two numbers
		sum = getSum(num3, num4);
 
		//Show the result
		showResult(sum); 		
	}
 
	//Read a number from the keyboard and return it.
	public static int getNum()
	{
		//for getting an input from the keyboard
		Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
 
		//An inputted number will be stored in this variable	
		int num;
 
		//prompt the user to enter a number
		System.out.println("Enter a number: ");
 
		//get a number from the keyboard and it is stored in num
		num = input.nextInt();
 
		//send back the inputted number
		return num;	
	}
 
	//
	public static int getSum(int num3, int num4)
	{
		//the sum will be stored in this variable
		int sum;
 
		//add num1 and num2 and the result is stored in sum
		sum = num3 + num4;
 
		//send back the sum
		return sum;	
	}
 
	//Show the result	
	public static void showResult(int sum)
	{
		System.out.println("The sum of the two numbers is " + sum);
		System.out.println("Thank you");
	}

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Think about this mathematically:

given two numbers a and b, you can determine which how the two numbers are related to each other by subtracting them. If you know which number is the first one, you are relating the second number to the first one. If the result is greater than 0, then that means the first number is larger than the second number. If it's lower than 0, then that means the second number is bigger than the first number. If the result is exactly 0, then the two numbers are equal.

Hi yes I know the mathematical part, but how can i put it in the return function. All I need is to know how to separate the functions so that one will prompt the user to enter number, read a number from the keyboard and return it. The last function will display the result. I only know how to do it all under one function instead of separate. This example I also only did one number but the user will enter 2 numbers and have them compared to see which is greater or less.

If(num < 0)
	{
		System.out.println(num + " is negative");
	}
else if(num == 0)
	{
		System.out.println(num + " is zero");	
	}
else //Any other numbers should be positive
	{
		System.out.println(num + " is positive");	
	}

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Have a compareTo method, which will return the difference of the two numbers. Then use the above logic in your showResult method. Your getNum method doesn't need to be changed.