Interface StringCollator

    • Method Detail

      • compareStrings

        int compareStrings​(java.lang.String o1,
                           java.lang.String o2)
        Compare two strings
        Parameters:
        o1 - the first string
        o2 - the second string
        Returns:
        0 if the strings are considered equal, a negative integer if the first string is less than the second, a positive integer if the first string is greater than the second
      • getCollationKey

        java.lang.Object getCollationKey​(java.lang.String s)
        Get a collation key for two Strings. The essential property of collation keys is that if two values are equal under the collation, then the collation keys are compare correctly under the equals() method.
        Parameters:
        s - the string whose collation key is required
        Returns:
        the collation key