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CollatorMode  - AS3

Packageflash.globalization
Classpublic final class CollatorMode
InheritanceCollatorMode Inheritance Object

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2

The CollatorMode class enumerates constant values that govern the behavior of string comparisons performed by a Collator object. These constants represent the values that can be passed in the initialMode parameter of the Collator() constructor.

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 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
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Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
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Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.
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Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
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Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
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 Inherited
Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.
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 Inherited
Returns the string representation of the specified object.
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Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
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Public Constants
 ConstantDefined By
  MATCHING : String = "matching"
[static] Initializes a Collator object so that the compare method is optimized for determining whether two strings are equivalent.
CollatorMode
  SORTING : String = "sorting"
[static] Initializes a Collator object so that the compare method is optimized for sorting a list of text strings to be displayed to an end user.
CollatorMode
Constant Detail

MATCHING

Constant
public static const MATCHING:String = "matching"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2

Initializes a Collator object so that the compare method is optimized for determining whether two strings are equivalent. In this mode, string comparisons ignore differences in uppercase and lower case letters, accented characters, etc.

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SORTING

Constant 
public static const SORTING:String = "sorting"

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10.1, AIR 2

Initializes a Collator object so that the compare method is optimized for sorting a list of text strings to be displayed to an end user. In this mode, string comparisons consider differences in uppercase and lowercase letters, accented characters, and so on, according to the language and sorting rules required by the locale.

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