INCITS/ISO/IEC 14651 : 2012

Foreword
Introduction
1. Scope
2. Conformance
3. Normative references
4. Terms and definitions
5. Symbols and abbreviations
6. String comparison
   6.1. Preparation of character strings prior to comparison
   6.2. Key building and comparison
   6.3. Common Template Table: formation and interpretation
   6.4. Declaration of a delta
   6.5. Name of the Common Template Table and name declaration
Annex A (normative) Common Template Table
Annex B (informative) Example tailoring deltas
      B.1. Example 1 - Minimal tailoring
      B.2. Example 2 - Reversing the order of lowercase and
           uppercase letters
      B.3. Example 3 - Canadian delta and benchmark
      B.4. Example 4 - Danish delta and benchmark
Annex C (informative) Preparation
      C.1. General considerations
      C.2. Thai string ordering - a case involving preparation
           required to get the proper ordering
      C.3. Handling of numeral substrings in collation
Annex D (informative) Tutorial on solutions brought by this
        standard to problems Of lexical ordering
      D.1. Problems
      D.2. Solution
      D.3. Tailoring
Bibliography

Delineates a reference comparison method. This method is applicable to two character strings to determine their relative order.