using System;

using System.Globalization;

using System.Threading;

​

public sealed class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        var output = String.Empty;

        var symbol = new[] {"<", "=", ">"};

​

        // Different comparison for different cultures

        var s1 = "coté";

        var s2 = "côte";

​

        // France

        var ci = new CultureInfo("fr-FR");

        var x = Math.Sign(ci.CompareInfo.Compare(s1, s2));

        output += String.Format("{0} Compare: {1} {3} {2}",

            ci.Name, s1, s2, symbol[x + 1]);

        output += Environment.NewLine;

​

        // Japan

        ci = new CultureInfo("ja-JP");

        x = Math.Sign(ci.CompareInfo.Compare(s1, s2));

​

        output += String.Format("{0} Compare: {1} {3} {2}",

            ci.Name, s1, s2, symbol[x + 1]);

        output += Environment.NewLine;

​

        // By regional standards of thread

        ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;

        x = Math.Sign(ci.CompareInfo.Compare(s1, s2));

        output += String.Format("{0} Compare: {1} {3} {2}",

            ci.Name, s1, s2, symbol[x + 1]);

        output += Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine;

​

        // Japan word "shinkansen" (train) in different variants:

        // hirigane и katakane

        s1 = " "; // ("\u3057\u3093\u304b\u3093\u305b\u3093")

        s2 = " "; // ("\u30b7\u30f3\u30ab\u30f3\u30bb\u30f3")

​

        // Comparison by default

        ci = new CultureInfo("ja-JP");

        x = Math.Sign(String.Compare(s1, s2, true, ci));

        output += String.Format("Simple {0} Compare: {1} {3} {2}",

            ci.Name, s1, s2, symbol[x + 1]);

        output += Environment.NewLine;

​

        // Ignore kana type

        var compareInfo = CompareInfo.GetCompareInfo("ja-JP");

        x = Math.Sign(compareInfo.Compare(s1, s2,

            CompareOptions.IgnoreKanaType));

        output += String.Format("Advanced {0} Compare: {1} {3} {2}",

            ci.Name, s1, s2, symbol[x + 1]);

        System.Console.WriteLine(output);

    }

}