public class Alphabet { public void sort(String word1, String word2, String word3) { //"Tom", "Bob", "Henry" String y = " "; int x = word1.compareToIgnoreCase(y); //first word int xx = word2.compareToIgnoreCase(y); //second word int xxx =word3.compareToIgnoreCase(y); //third word //System.out.println(x); //System.out.println(xx); //System.out.println(xxx); if((x<xx && x<xxx) && xx<xxx) { System.out.println(word1); System.out.println(word2); System.out.println(word3); }else if((x<xxx && x<xx) && xxx<xx) { System.out.println(word3); System.out.println(word1); System.out.println(word2); }else if((xxx<xx && xxx<x) && xx<x) { System.out.println(word3); System.out.println(word2); System.out.println(word1); }else if((xx<xxx && xx<x) && xxx<x) { System.out.println(word2); System.out.println(word3); System.out.println(word1); }else if((xx<xxx && xx<x) && x<xxx) { System.out.println(word2); System.out.println(word1); System.out.println(word3); } } }