The compareTo method of the Comparable interface
A) returns true when the calling object is "less than" the object passed as the parameter
B) returns a negative integer when the calling object is "less than" the object passed as the parameter
C) returns zero when the calling object fails to equal the object passed as parameter
D) None of the above

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The compareTo method of the Comparable interface returns a negative integer when the calling object is "less than" the object passed as the parameter, zero when they are equal, and a positive integer when the calling object is "greater than" the object passed as the parameter. Therefore, option B is the correct choice.

The CompareTo Method of the Comparable Interface