CTL2 Appendix - List of National-specific Characters
Several functions, e.g. editDistance (string, string, integer, string, integer) need to work with special national characters. These are important especially when sorting items with a defined comparison strength.
The list below shows first the locale and then a list of its national-specific derivatives for each letter. These may be treated either as equal or different characters depending on the comparison strength you define.
Table 66.1. National Characters
| Locale | National Characters |
|---|---|
| CA - Catalan |
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| CZ - Czech |
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| DA - Danish and Norwegian |
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| DE - German |
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| ES - Spanish |
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| ET - Estonian |
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| FI - Finnish |
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| FR - French |
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| HR - Croatian |
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| HU - Hungarian |
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| IS - Icelandic |
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| IT - Italian |
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| LV - Latvian |
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| PL - Polish |
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| PT - Portuguese |
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| RO - Romanian |
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| RU - Russian |
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| SK - Slovak |
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| SL - Slovenian |
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| SQ - Albanian |
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| SV - Swedish |
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