C5X7_StringSorter.java

public class Sorter
{
    private String s1;
    private String s2;
    private String s3;

    public Sorter(String s1, String s2, String s3)
    {
        this.s1 = s1;
        this.s2 = s2;
        this.s3 = s3;
    }

    public String getSmallest()
    {
        String temp="";
        if(s1.compareTo(s2)<0 && s1.compareTo(s3)<0)
        {
            temp = s1;
        }
        if(s2.compareTo(s1)<0 && s2.compareTo(s3)<0)
        {
            temp = s2;
        }
        if(s3.compareTo(s2)<0 && s3.compareTo(s1)<0)
        {
            temp = s3;
        }
        return temp;
    }

    public String getLargest()
    {
        String temp="";
        if(s1.compareTo(s2)>0 && s1.compareTo(s3)>0)
        {
            temp = s1;
        }
        if(s2.compareTo(s1)>0 && s2.compareTo(s3)>0)
        {
            temp = s2;
        }
        if(s3.compareTo(s2)>0 && s3.compareTo(s1)>0)
        {
            temp = s3;
        }
        return temp;
    }

    public String getMiddle()
    {
        String temp="";
        if(!s1.equals(getSmallest()) && !s1.equals(getLargest()))
        {
            temp = s1;
        }
        if(!s2.equals(getSmallest()) && !s2.equals(getLargest()))
        {
            temp = s2;
        }
        if(!s3.equals(getSmallest()) && !s3.equals(getLargest()))
        {
            temp = s3;
        }
        return temp;
    }

}