comparing strings

[Stephen Webb]

On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Feb 2000, Martin Wiebusch wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > just a simple question: Is there a method in the string class to compare
> > strings without regard to upper/lower case?
> 
> QString s1="one string";
> QString s2="One String";
> 
> if (s1.lower()==s2.lower())
> 	printf ("The strings are equal regardless of case");

Does this take into account localization rules?  For example, both lower-case
sigmas in Greek map into a single upper-case sigma.  In German, at least under
some rules, the lower case esszed maps into two upper case esses.  Either of
these examples might break the above.

SMW