## Uses of Class
java.text.Collator

Packages that use Collator
java.text: Provides classes and interfaces for handling text, dates, numbers, and messages in a manner independent of natural languages.
java.text.spi: Service provider classes for the classes in the java.text package.

### Uses of Collator in java.text

Subclasses of Collator in java.text
`class` `RuleBasedCollator` The `RuleBasedCollator` class is a concrete subclass of `Collator` that provides a simple, data-driven, table collator.

Methods in java.text that return Collator
`static Collator` Collator.`getInstance()` Gets the Collator for the current default locale.
`static Collator` Collator.`getInstance​(Locale desiredLocale)` Gets the Collator for the desired locale.

### Uses of Collator in java.text.spi

Methods in java.text.spi that return Collator
`abstract Collator` CollatorProvider.`getInstance​(Locale locale)` Returns a new `Collator` instance for the specified locale.