Igal Sapir wrote:
> I am trying to test a simple case insensitive comparison. Most likely the
> collation that I chose is wrong, but I'm not sure how to choose the correct
> one (for English/US?). Here is my snippet:
>
> create collation case_insensitive(
> provider=icu, locale='en-US-x-icu', deterministic=false
> );
> select 'Abc' = 'abc' collate case_insensitive;
>
> I expected true but am getting false.
>
> Any thoughts?
Yes, the LOCALE is wrong. Use
create collation case_insensitive (
provider=icu, locale='en-US-u-ks-level2', deterministic=false
);
The name of the locale defines it.
My blog post can give a simple introduction:
https://www.cybertec-postgresql.com/en/icu-collations-against-glibc-2-28-data-corruption/
Yours,
Laurenz Albe
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