Assignment #51 Alphabetical Order

Code

    /// Name: John Huh
    /// Period: 6
    /// Program Name: Alphabetical Order
    /// File Name: AlphabeticalOrder.java
    /// Date Finished: 11/4/2015
    
        import java.util.Scanner;
        
        public class AlphabeticalOrder
        {
            public static void main( String[] args )
            {
                
                Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
                String lastName, c, j, s, y;
                int wait1, wait2, wait3, wait4;
                
                c = "Carswell";
                j = "Jones";
                s = "Smith";
                y = "Young";
                
                System.out.println();
                System.out.print( "What's your last name? " );
                lastName = keyboard.next();
                
                wait1 = ( lastName.compareTo(c) );
                wait2 = ( lastName.compareTo(j) );
                wait3 = ( lastName.compareTo(s) );
                wait4 = ( lastName.compareTo(y) );
                
                if ( wait1 <= 0 )
                {
                    System.out.println( "You don't have to wait long, " + lastName + "." );
                }
                
                else if ( wait2 <= 0 )
                {
                    System.out.println( "That's not bad, " + lastName + "." );
                }
                
                else if ( wait3 <= 0 )
                {
                    System.out.println( "Looks like a bit of a wait, " + lastName + "." );
                }
                
                else if ( wait4 <= 0 )
                {
                    System.out.println( "It's gonna be a while, " + lastName + "." );
                }
                
                else if ( wait4 > 0 )
                {
                    System.out.println( "Not going anywhere for a while, " + lastName + "?" );
                }
                System.out.println();
            }
        }
    

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Assignment 1