Collator getInstance() method in Java with Example
Last Updated :
17 Dec, 2021
The getInstance() method of java.text.Collator class is used to get the new collator object having the current default locale.
Syntax:
public static Collator getInstance()
Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: it provides the new collator object having the current default locale.
Below are the examples to illustrate the getInstance() method:
Example 1:
Java
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] argv)
{
try {
String simple = "< a< b< c< d";
RuleBasedCollator col_1
= new RuleBasedCollator(simple);
Collator col_2 = Collator.getInstance();
if (col_1.equals(col_2))
System.out.println(col_1
+ " is equal to "
+ col_2);
else
System.out.println(col_1
+ " is not equal to "
+ col_2);
}
catch (ClassCastException e) {
System.out.println("Exception thrown : " + e);
}
catch (ParseException e) {
System.out.println("Exception thrown : " + e);
}
}
}
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Output:
java.text.RuleBasedCollator@5eb2e1c2 is not equal to java.text.RuleBasedCollator@289747d6
Example 2:
Java
import java.text.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
public class GFG {
public static void main(String[] argv)
{
try {
Collator col_1 = Collator.getInstance();
Collator col_2 = Collator.getInstance();
if (col_1.equals(col_2))
System.out.println(
col_1
+ " is equal to "
+ col_2);
else
System.out.println(
col_1
+ " is not equal to "
+ col_2);
}
catch (ClassCastException e) {
System.out.println("Exception thrown : " + e);
}
}
}
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Output:
java.text.RuleBasedCollator@289747d6 is equal to java.text.RuleBasedCollator@289747d6
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/docs/api/java/text/Collator.html#getInstance–
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