Create lexicographic strings

// Java program to Compare two strings lexicographically
class Compare {
	public static int stringCompare(String str1,
									String str2)
	{
		for (int i = 0; i < str1.length() &&
					i < str2.length(); i++) {
			if ((int)str1.charAt(i) ==
				(int)str2.charAt(i)) {
				continue;
			}
			else {
				return (int)str1.charAt(i) -
					(int)str2.charAt(i);
			}
		}
		if (str1.length() < str2.length()) {
			return (str1.length()-str2.length());
		}
		else if (str1.length() > str2.length()) {
			return (str1.length()-str2.length());
		}

		else {
			return 0;
		}
	}

	// Driver function 
	public static void main(String args[])
	{
		String string1 = new String("Heyyy");
		String string2 = new String("Coders");
		String string3 = new String("practice coding");
		String string4 = new String("coding");

		System.out.println(stringCompare(string1,	string2));
		System.out.println(stringCompare(string1,	string3));
		System.out.println(stringCompare(string2, string1));
		System.out.println(stringCompare(string1,	string4));
		System.out.println(stringCompare(string4,	string1));
	}
}