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# init(_:order:)

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

```
init(_ base: String.StandardComparator, order: SortOrder = .forward)
```

## Parameters

`base`

The standard comparator to modify the order of.

`order`

The initial order of the new `StandardComparator`.

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