class Collation
class Collation { }
Collation
is the class that allows proper sorting, taking into account all
Unicode characteristics. It's the class the object
$*COLLATION is instantiated
to, and thus includes collation levels, that is, what kind of features should
be looked up when comparing two strings and in which order.
Methods
method set
method set (
Int :$primary = 1,
Int :$secondary = 1,
Int :$tertiary = 1,
Int :$quaternary = 1)
Sets if the different levels should be used in ascending or descending order, or if they are going to be ignored (when set to 0).
my $*COLLATION = Collation.new;
say 'a' coll 'z'; # OUTPUT: «Less»
$*COLLATION.set(:primary(-1));
say 'a' coll 'z'; # OUTPUT: «More»
method primary
method primary
Returns the state of the primary collation level.
method secondary
method secondary
Returns the state of the secondary collation level.
method tertiary
method tertiary
Returns the state of the tertiary collation level.
method quaternary
method quaternary
Returns the state of the quaternary collation level.