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Java Program - Check whether a Number is Positive or Negative

A number is said to be positive if it is greater than zero and it is said to be negative if it is less than zero. A number can be checked for zero, positive and negative using if, if-else, nested if-else and short-hand if-else statements.

Method 1: Using If statement

In the example below, if conditional statements are used to check whether a given number is positive or negative.

public class MyClass {
  static void CheckNumber(double x) {
    String message = "";

    if (x > 0)
      message = "Positive number";
    if (x == 0)
      message = "Zero";
    if (x < 0)
      message = "Negative number";

    System.out.println(message);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    CheckNumber(5.5);
    CheckNumber(-10.8);
  }
}

The above code will give the following output:

Positive number
Negative number

Method 2: Using If-else statement

It can also be achieved using If-else conditional statements.

public class MyClass {
  static void CheckNumber(double x) {
    String message = "";

    if (x > 0)
      message = "Positive number";
    else if (x == 0)
      message = "Zero";
    else
      message = "Negative number";

    System.out.println(message);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    CheckNumber(5.5);
    CheckNumber(-10.8);
  }
}

The above code will give the following output:

Positive number
Negative number

Method 3: Using Nested If-else statement

The above problem can also be solved using nested if-else conditional statements.

public class MyClass {
  static void CheckNumber(double x) {
    String message = "";

    if (x >= 0) {
      if (x > 0)
        message = "Positive number";
      else
        message = "Zero";
    }
    else
      message = "Negative number";

    System.out.println(message);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    CheckNumber(5.5);
    CheckNumber(-10.8);
  }
}

The above code will give the following output:

Positive number
Negative number

Method 4: Using Ternary Operator

Ternary operator can also be used here.

public class MyClass {
  static void CheckNumber(double x) {
    String message = "";
    message = (x > 0)? "Positive number" : 
              (x == 0)? "Zero" : "Negative number";
              
    System.out.println(message);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    CheckNumber(5.5);
    CheckNumber(-10.8);
  }
}

The above code will give the following output:

Positive number
Negative number

Java Program - Check whether a Number is Positive or Negative

Method 1: Using If statement

Method 2: Using If-else statement

Method 3: Using Nested If-else statement

Method 4: Using Ternary Operator

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