string s1 = "Straße"; string s2 = "STRASSE"; int ordinal = string.Compare(s1, s2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase); // = 140 int current = string.Compare(s1, s2, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase); // = 0
OrdinalIgnoreCase does not use Unicode conversion tables for making letters uppercase. It makes it faster, but also may produce unexpected results. The end result for non-english users is annoying. Sébastien On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Per Bolmstedt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Define "won't work". Also, can you shed some more light on why it "won't > work"? > > On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 14:32:02 -0400, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien_Lorion?= > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >It won't work with international characters. > > > >Sébastien > >On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Per Bolmstedt > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > >> On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 13:23:16 -0400, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien_Lorion?= > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> by using OrdinalIgnoreCase, you are limiting yourself to only the > >>> first 128 chars of ASCII, which in 2008 is kinda out of fashion... > >> > >> How so? > >> > >> According to "New Recommendations for Using Strings in Microsoft .NET > >> "[1]; "Comparisons made using OrdinalIgnoreCase are behaviorally the > >> composition of two calls: calling ToUpperInvariant on both string > >> arguments, and doing an Ordinal comparison.". > >> > >> 1: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms973919.aspx > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(R) http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
