CompareInfo Class

Imports System.Text
Imports System.Globalization

Public NotInheritable Class Example
   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      Dim sign() As String = {"<", "=", ">"}

      ' The code below demonstrates how strings compare 
      ' differently for different cultures.
      Dim s1 As String = "Coté"
      Dim s2 As String = "coté"
      Dim s3 As String = "côte"

      ' Set sort order of strings for French in France.
      Dim ci As CompareInfo = New CultureInfo("fr-FR").CompareInfo

      ' Display the result using fr-FR Compare of Coté = coté.      
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("fr-FR Compare: {0} {2} {1}", _
                        s1, s2, sign((ci.Compare(s1, s2, CompareOptions.IgnoreCase) + 1)))

      ' Display the result using fr-FR Compare of coté > côte.
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("fr-FR Compare: {0} {2} {1}", _
                        s2, s3, sign((ci.Compare(s2, s3, CompareOptions.None) + 1)))

      ' Set sort order of strings for Japanese as spoken in Japan.
      ci = New CultureInfo("ja-JP").CompareInfo

      ' Display the result using ja-JP Compare of coté < côte. 
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("ja-JP Compare: {0} {2} {1}", _
                        s2, s3, sign((ci.Compare(s2, s3) + 1)))
   End Sub 
End Class 

' This code produces the following output.
' 
' fr-FR Compare: Coté = coté
' fr-FR Compare: coté > côte
' ja-JP Compare: coté < côte

using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Globalization;

public sealed class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      String[] sign = new String[] { "<", "=", ">" };

      // The code below demonstrates how strings compare 
      // differently for different cultures.
      String s1 = "Coté", s2 = "coté", s3 = "côte";

      // Set sort order of strings for French in France.
      CompareInfo ci = new CultureInfo("fr-FR").CompareInfo;

      // Display the result using fr-FR Compare of Coté = coté.     
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("fr-FR Compare: {0} {2} {1}",
          s1, s2, sign[ci.Compare(s1, s2, CompareOptions.IgnoreCase) + 1]);

      // Display the result using fr-FR Compare of coté > côte.
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("fr-FR Compare: {0} {2} {1}",
          s2, s3, sign[ci.Compare(s2, s3, CompareOptions.None) + 1]);

      // Set sort order of strings for Japanese as spoken in Japan.
      ci = new CultureInfo("ja-JP").CompareInfo;

      // Display the result using ja-JP Compare of coté < côte. 
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("ja-JP Compare: {0} {2} {1}",
          s2, s3, sign[ci.Compare(s2, s3) + 1]);
   }
}

// This code produces the following output.
// 
// fr-FR Compare: Coté = coté
// fr-FR Compare: coté > côte
// ja-JP Compare: coté < côte