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import java.util.Scanner;

public class WhatOrder {
   // TODO: Define a generic method called checkOrder() that 
   //       takes in four variables of generic type as arguments. 
   //       The return type of the method is integer
   
   // MY ATTEMPT
   public static <T extends Comparable<T>> 
   T checkOrder(T item1, T item2, T item3, T item4) {
   T result = item1;
      item1 = 1;
   return result;
      // Check the order of the input: return -1 for ascending, 
      // 0 for neither, 1 for descending

   }

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      Scanner scnr = new Scanner(System.in);

      // Check order of four strings
      System.out.println("Order: " + checkOrder(scnr.next(), scnr.next(), scnr.next(), scnr.next())); 

      // Check order of four doubles
      System.out.println("Order: " + checkOrder(scnr.nextDouble(), scnr.nextDouble(), scnr.nextDouble(), scnr.nextDouble()));
   }
}