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# String.StandardComparator

Compares `String`s using one of a fixed set of standard comparison
algorithms.

```
struct StandardComparator
```

## Topics

### Initializers

[`init(String.StandardComparator, order: SortOrder)`](/documentation/Swift/String/StandardComparator/init(_:order:))

Create a `StandardComparator` from the given `StandardComparator`
with the given new `order`.

### Type Properties

[`static let lexical: String.StandardComparator`](/documentation/Swift/String/StandardComparator/lexical)

Compares `String`s lexically.

[`static let localized: String.StandardComparator`](/documentation/Swift/String/StandardComparator/localized)

Compares `String`s using a localized comparison in the current
locale.

[`static let localizedStandard: String.StandardComparator`](/documentation/Swift/String/StandardComparator/localizedStandard)

Compares `String`s as compared by the Finder.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`Encodable`](/documentation/Swift/Encodable)

[`SortComparator`](/documentation/Foundation/SortComparator)

[`Decodable`](/documentation/Swift/Decodable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

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