// Exercise 2.17 Solution: Larger.java
// Program that determines the larger of two numbers.

// Java extension packages
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

public class Larger {

   // main method begins execution of Java application
   public static void main( String args[] )
   {
      String firstNumber; 	 // first string entered by user
      String secondNumber;   // second string entered by user
      String result;		 // string containing the output
      int number1;      	 // first number to compare
      int number2;			 // second number to compare

      // read first number from user as a string
      firstNumber =
         JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter first integer:" );

      // read second number from user as a string
      secondNumber =
         JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter second integer:" );

      // convert numbers from type String to type int
      number1 = Integer.parseInt( firstNumber );
      number2 = Integer.parseInt( secondNumber );

	  // initialize result to empty String
      result = "";

      if ( number1 > number2 )
         result = number1 + " is larger.";

      if ( number1 < number2 )
         result = number2 + " is larger.";

      if ( number1 == number2 )
         result = "These numbers are equal.";

      // Display results
      JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
         null, result, "Comparison Results",
         	JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE );

      System.exit( 0 ); // terminate application

   } // end method main

} // end class Larger