C# Signature:
[DllImport("kernel32.dll",CharSet=CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError=true)]
static unsafe extern int CompareStringEx(String strLocale, int flags, String str1, int count1, string str2, int count2, char* version, char* reserved, int param );
VB Signature:
Public Const LOCALE_NAME_USER_DEFAULT As String = Nothing
<Flags()>
Public Enum EComparationFlags As UInt32
Zero = &H0
NORM_IGNORECASE = &H1 'ignore case
NORM_IGNORENONSPACE = &H2 'ignore nonspacing chars
NORM_IGNORESYMBOLS = &H4 'ignore symbols
LINGUISTIC_IGNORECASE = &H10 'linguistically appropriate 'ignore case'
LINGUISTIC_IGNOREDIACRITIC = &H20 'linguistically appropriate 'ignore nonspace'
NORM_IGNOREKANATYPE = &H10000 'ignore kanatype
NORM_IGNOREWIDTH = &H20000 'ignore width
NORM_LINGUISTIC_CASING = &H8000000 'use linguistic rules for casing
SORT_STRINGSORT = &H1000 'use string sort method
SORT_DIGITSASNUMBERS = &H8 'use digits as numbers sort method
End Enum
Public Enum EComparationResult As Int32
CSTR_LESS_THAN = 1 'string 1 less than string 2
CSTR_EQUAL = 2 'string 1 equal to string 2
CSTR_GREATER_THAN = 3 'string 1 greater than string 2
End Enum
Public Declare Unicode Function CompareStringEx Lib "kernel32" (ByVal strLocaleName As String, ByVal dwComparationFlags As EComparationFlags, ByVal str1 As String, ByVal iLength1 As Int32, ByVal str2 As String, ByVal iLength2 As Int32, ByVal pVersionInformation As IntPtr, ByVal pReserved As IntPtr, ByVal lParam As IntPtr) As EComparationResult
User-Defined Types:
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CompareInfo.Compare() functions.
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