Collation refers to a set of rules that determine how data is sorted and compared. Character data is sorted using rules that define the correct character sequence, with options for specifying case-sensitivity, accent marks, kana character types and character width.
Collation refers to a set of rules that determine how data is sorted and compared. Character data is sorted using rules that define the correct character sequence, with options for specifying case-sensitivity, accent marks, kana character types and character width.
Collation is often language, locale, and usage-dependent. Rules can change depending on the language being encoded (e.g., English vs. French), the region of the world (e.g., Canadian French vs. Standard French), and the purpose of the collation (e.g., a dictionary vs. a phone book). Further customisations like case-insensitive sorting are also possible.
