CLASS java.text.Collator

Availability: JDK 1.1

public abstract class Collator extends Object implements Cloneable, Serializable {
   // Protected Constructor
      protected Collator();
   // Constants
      public static final int CANONICAL_DECOMPOSITION;
      public static final int FULL_DECOMPOSITION;
      public static final int IDENTICAL;
      public static final int NO_DECOMPOSITION;
      public static final int PRIMARY;
      public static final int SECONDARY;
      public static final int TERTIARY;
   // Class Methods
      public static synchronized Locale[] getAvailableLocales();
      public static synchronized Collator getInstance();
      public static synchronized Collator getInstance(Locale desiredLocale);
   // Public Instance Methods
      public Object clone();  // Overrides Object.clone()
      public abstract int compare(String source, String target);
      public boolean equals(String source, String target);
      public boolean equals(Object that);  // Overrides Object.equals()
      public abstract CollationKey getCollationKey(String source);
      public synchronized int getDecomposition();
      public synchronized int getStrength();
      public abstract synchronized int hashCode();  // Overrides Object.hashCode()
      public synchronized void setDecomposition(int decompositionMode);
      public synchronized void setStrength(int newStrength);
}