OrderCheck.java

import static java.lang.System.out;

/*************************************************************************
 *  Compilation:  javac OrderCheck.java
 *  Execution:    java OrderCheck 5 10 15 2
 *
 *  @author: Taaha Siddiqui
 *
 *  Prints true if the four integer inputs are in strictly ascending
 *  or descending order, false otherwise
 *
 *  % java OrderCheck 5 10 15 2
 *  false
 *
 *  % java OrderCheck 15 11 9 4
 *  true
 *
 *************************************************************************/
public class OrderCheck {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        if (args.length == 4) {
            int w = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
            int x = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
            int y = Integer.parseInt(args[2]);
            int z = Integer.parseInt(args[3]);

            boolean result = (w < x && x < y && y < z) || (w > x && x > y && y > z);

            System.out.println(result);
        } else {
            System.out.println("Please enter four integers as command line arguments");
        }
    }
}