Greater Of Two Values

import java.util.Scanner;

public class _09_GreaterOfTwoValues {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
        String type = scanner.nextLine();

        if (type.equals("int")) {
            int firstVar = Integer.parseInt(scanner.nextLine());
            int secondVar = Integer.parseInt(scanner.nextLine());
            System.out.println(getMax(firstVar, secondVar));
        } else {
            String firstVar = scanner.nextLine();
            String secondVar = scanner.nextLine();
            System.out.println(getMax(firstVar, secondVar));
        }
    }

    static int getMax(int first, int second){
        if (first >= second) {
            return first;
        }
        return second;
    }

    static char getMax(char first, char second) {
        if (first >= second){
            return first;
        }
        return second;
    }

    static String getMax(String first, String second){
        if (first.compareTo(second) >= 0) {
            return first;
        }
        return second;
    }
}