\f(HDOrdering rules:\fP

The way characters are encoded can sometimes depend on the
machine and certainly depends on the continent you're on.

Some essential rules about the ordering of (English) characters:

\(bu The letters "A", "B", ..., "Z" are together and in that order.
.sp 0.05i
\(bu The letters "a", "b", ..., "z" are together and in that order.
.sp 0.05i
\(bu The numerals "0", "1", ..., "9" are together and in that order.
.sp 0.05i
\(bu The \f(HDblank\fP character " " comes before all other printable characters.




What is not known:

\(bu Is "a" before or after "A"?
.sp 0.05i
\(bu Is "0" before or after "0"?
.sp 0.05i
\(bu Is "@", or "%" or any other special character before or after "0"?



\f(HDNifty Operations\fP:

Have a look at \f(HDindex\fP, \f(HDord\fP and \f(HDchr\fP.