public static void main(String[] args) {
		String a = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter the first integer" );
		String b = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter the second integer" );
		String c = JOptionPane.showInputDialog( "Enter the third integer" ); //user inputs the three integers in separate dialog boxes and parses them into ints

		int first = Integer.parseInt( a );
		int second = Integer.parseInt( b );
		int third = Integer.parseInt( c );   //parses user input into ints

		int lowest = 0;
		int middle = 0;
		int highest = 0; //declares final variables

		if ((first < second) && (first < third)) lowest = first;
		if ((second < first) && (second < third)) lowest = second;
		if ((third < first) && (third < second)) lowest = third; //sets value of the lowest integer

		if ((first < second) && (first > third)) middle = first;
		if ((first > second) && (first < third)) middle = first;
		if ((second < first) && (second > third)) middle = second;
		if ((second > first) && (second < third)) middle = second;
		if ((third < first) && (third > second)) middle = third;
		if ((third > first) && (third < second)) middle = third; //sets value of middle integer

		if ((first > second) && (first > third)) highest = first;
		if ((second > first) && (second > third)) highest = second;
		if ((third > first) && (third > second)) highest = third; //sets value of highest integer