DotNET String comparisons

Question

After a few harsh lessons I now always use OrdinalIgnoreCase when comparing Strings in DotNET. I've run into maybe 5 different problems to do with numerics, weird alphabets and localisations. Does anyone know of a good site that explains in depth a lot of the problems with culture specific Strings, preferably with a bunch of good examples of where and how something can fail?

Answer 1

I actually found MSDN quite useful for this explanation.

For detailed information, have a look at New Recommendations for Using Strings in Microsoft .NET 2.0.

Answer 2

Hi, this one seems preety good to me. I live in Turkey and I know that understanding the turkish İ character will help you understand the concept better.

Answer 3

Plenty of MSDN info:

• String-Related Issues
• Best Practices for Developing World-Ready Applications
• New recommendations for Using strings in .Net 2.0
• Performing Culture-Insensitive String Comparisons
• How culture Affects Strings

And a search for more info.

Answer 4

Here's my favorite: Sorting it all Out