// control/IfElse.java

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public class IfElse {

static int result = 0;

static void test(int testval, int target) {

if(testval > target)

result = +1;

else if(testval < target) // [1]

result = -1;

else

result = 0; // Match

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

test(10, 5);

System.out.println(result);

test(5, 10);

System.out.println(result);

test(5, 5);

System.out.println(result);

}

}

/* Output:

1

-1

0

*/