public class Training
{
    public static int myCompare(String s1, String s2)
    {


     if(s1.charAt(0)>s2.charAt(0)){
        return 1;
     }

     if(s1.charAt(0)<s2.charAt(0)){
        return -1;
     }

     if(s1.substring(0)==s2.substring(0)){
         if(s1.length()==s2.length())
             return 0;}
              else if(s1.length()<s2.length()){
                  return -1;}
                  else return 1;

     return 5; // 5 is an error.

     }

    }
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public class Tester
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        String s1,s2;

        s1 = "mother";
        s2 = "hello";

        System.out.println(Training.myCompare(s1,s2));

        s1 = "hell";
        s2 = "hello";

        System.out.println(Training.myCompare(s1,s2));
    }
}