# Uses of Class
java.text.CollationKey

Packages that use CollationKey
Package
Description
java.text
Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages in a manner independent of natural languages.

- ## Uses of CollationKey in java.text

  Classes in java.text that implement interfaces with type arguments of type CollationKey
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `CollationKey`
  A `CollationKey` represents a `String` under the rules of a specific `Collator` object.
  Methods in java.text that return CollationKey
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract CollationKey`
  Collator.`getCollationKey(String source)`
  Transforms the String into a series of bits that can be compared bitwise to other CollationKeys.
  `CollationKey`
  RuleBasedCollator.`getCollationKey(String source)`
  Transforms the string into a series of characters that can be compared with CollationKey.compareTo.
  Methods in java.text with parameters of type CollationKey
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract int`
  CollationKey.`compareTo(CollationKey target)`
  Compare this CollationKey to the target CollationKey.