| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.text | Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages
in a manner independent of natural languages. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| abstract CollationKey | Collator. getCollationKey(String source)Transforms the String into a series of bits that can be compared bitwise
 to other CollationKeys. | 
| CollationKey | RuleBasedCollator. getCollationKey(String source)Transforms the string into a series of characters that can be compared
 with CollationKey.compareTo. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| abstract int | CollationKey. compareTo(CollationKey target)Compare this CollationKey to the target CollationKey. | 
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