Assignment #51

Code

///jack newsom
///period 5
///program AlphaOrder
///filename AlphaOrder.java
///date completed 9/29/15

import java.util.Scanner;

public class AlphaOrder
{
    public static void main( String[] args)
    {
        Scanner alphabot = new Scanner(System.in);
        String lName;
        
        System.out.println("What's your last name?");
        lName = alphabot.next();
        
        int  a = lName.compareTo("Young");
        
        if ( a <= 0 )
        {
            if ( a < 0 )
            {
                int b = lName.compareTo("Smith");
                if ( b < 0 )
                {
                    int c = lName.compareTo("Jones");
                    
                    if ( c < 0 )
                    {
                        int d = lName.compareTo("Carswell");
                        
                        if ( d <= 0)
                        {
                            System.out.println("You don't have to wait long, " + lName + ".");
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            System.out.println("That's not bad, " + lName + ".");
                        }
                    }
                    else if ( c == 0 )
                    {
                        System.out.println("That's not bad, " + lName + ".");   
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        System.out.println("Looks like a bit of a wait, " + lName + "."); 
                    }
                }
                else if (b == 0)
                {
                    System.out.println("Looks like a bit of a wait, " + lName + ".");   
                }
                else
                {
                    System.out.println("It's gonna be a while, " + lName + "."); 
                }
            }
            else 
            {
                System.out.println("It's gonna be a while, " + lName + ".");   
            }

        }
        else
        {
            System.out.println("You're not going anywhere for a while, " + lName + ".");   
        }
    }
}      
    

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