DictionaryOrder.java

import java.util.Scanner;

public class DictionaryOrder {
  public static void main( String[] args ) {
    Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
    String name;

    System.out.print( "Make up the name of a programming language! " );
    name = keyboard.nextLine().toLowerCase();

    if ( name.compareTo("c++") < 0 )
      System.out.println( name + " comes BEFORE c++" );
    if ( name.compareTo("c++") == 0 )
      System.out.println( "c++ isn't a made-up language!" );
    if( name.compareTo("c++") > 0)
      System.out.println( name + " comes AFTER c++" );

      if ( name.compareTo("go") < 0 )
        System.out.println( name + " comes BEFORE go" );
      if ( name.compareTo("go") == 0)
        System.out.println( " go isn't a made-up language!" );
      if ( name.compareTo ("go") > 0 )
        System.out.println( name + " comes AFTER go" );

      if ( name.compareTo("java") < 0 )
        System.out.println( name + " comes BEFORE java" );
      if ( name. compareTo( "java") == 0 )
        System.out.println( " java isn't a made-up language!" );
      if ( name.compareTo("java") > 0 )
        System.out.println( name + " comes AFTER java" );

      if( name.compareTo("lisp") < 0 )
        System.out.println( name + " comes BEFORE lisp" );
      if( name.compareTo("lisp") == 0 )
        System.out.println("lisp is not a made-up language!" );
      if( name.compareTo("lisp") > 0 )
        System.out.println( name + " comes AFTER lisp" );

      if ( name.compareTo("python") < 0 )
        System.out.println( name + " comes BEFORE python" );
      if ( name.compareTo("python") == 0 )
        System.out.println("python isn't a made-up language!" );
      if( name.compareTo("python") > 0 )
        System.out.println( name + " comes AFTER python" );

      if( name.compareTo("ruby") <0 )
        System.out.println( name + " comes BEFORE ruby" );
      if( name.compareTo("ruby") == 0 )
        System.out.println("ruby isn't a made-up language!" );
      if( name.compareTo("ruby") > 0 )
        System.out.println( name + " comes AFTER ruby" );

      if( name.compareTo("visualbasic") < 0 )
        System.out.println( name + " comes BEFORE visualbasic" );
      if( name.compareTo("visualbasic") == 0 )
          System.out.println( "visualbasic isn't a made-up language!" );
      if( name.compareTo("visualbasic") > 0 )
        System.out.println( name + " comes AFTER visualbasic" );
        //also tried name.compareToIgnoreCase
  }
}