Spanish Collation Sequence
The Spanish collation sequence is based on the multi sequence but contains additional support for the Spanish letters ll and ch. Listed below are the comparison sequences for the Spanish collation sequence that differ from those of ASCII. Some pattern matching rules are also described.
A < À < Á <Â < Ã < Ä < B
CZ < CÅ < Ç < CH < Ch < D < E < È < É < Ê < Ë
I < Ì < Í < Î < Ï < J
LZ < LÅ < LL < LI < M
N < Ñ < O
O < Ò < Ó< Ô < Õ < Ö < Œ < P
U < Ù < Ú < Û < Ü <V
Y < Ÿ < Z <Æ< Ø < Å
a < à < á < â < ã < ä < b
cz < câ < ç < cH < ch < d < e < è < é < ê < ë
i < ì < í < î < ï < j
lz < lå < lL < ll < m
n < ñ < o
o < ò < ó < ô < õ < ö < œ < p
ss < ß < st
u < ù < ú < û < ü < v
y < ÿ < z < æ < ø < å
Examples:
loop < llama
cote < côte < czar < cæsar < chair
The pattern matching rules are:
• Œ, œ, ß, Ç, ç are special when pattern match searching is used.
• Œ matches O_ or O% as well as Œ
• œ matches o_ or o% as well as œ
• ß matches s_ or s% as well as ß
• Ç matches C_ or C% as well as Ç
• ç matches c_ or c% as well as ç