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import java.text.Collator;
import java.util.Locale;

public class CollatorDemo {

    public static void sortStrings(Collator collator, String[] words) {
        String tmp;
        for (int i = 0; i < words.length; i++) {
            for (int j = i + 1; j < words.length; j++) {
                // Compare elements of the array two at a time.
                if (collator.compare(words[i], words[j]) > 0) {
                    // Swap words[i] and words[j]
                    tmp = words[i];
                    words[i] = words[j];
                    words[j] = tmp;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    public static void printStrings(String[] words) {
        for (int i = 0; i < words.length; i++) {
            System.out.println(words[i]);
        }
    }

    public static void testCompare() {

        Collator myCollator = Collator.getInstance(new Locale("en", "US"));

        System.out.println(myCollator.compare("abc", "def"));
        System.out.println(myCollator.compare("rtf", "rtf"));
        System.out.println(myCollator.compare("xyz", "abc"));
    }

    static public void main(String[] args) {

        testCompare();
        System.out.println();

        Collator fr_FRCollator = Collator.getInstance(new Locale("fr", "FR"));
        Collator en_USCollator = Collator.getInstance(new Locale("en", "US"));

        String eWithCircumflex = new String("\u00EA");
        String eWithAcute = new String("\u00E9");

        String peachfr = "p" + eWithAcute + "ch" + eWithAcute;
        String sinfr = "p" + eWithCircumflex + "che";

        String[] words = { peachfr, sinfr, "peach", "sin" };

        sortStrings(fr_FRCollator, words);
        System.out.println("Locale: fr_FR");
        printStrings(words);

        System.out.println();

        sortStrings(en_USCollator, words);
        System.out.println("Locale: en_US");
        printStrings(words);
    }
}