# Class: com.pnfsoftware.jeb.util.format.AlphanumCharComparator

A character comparator that sort strings using a specific order. 

 The sorting order is as follows: 
 
- Special characters 
- Number characters 
- Alphabetic characters \(note: accented character are sorted after the non\-accented representation\)

## Constructor: AlphanumCharComparator

Description: Create a case\-sensitive comparator.

## Constructor: AlphanumCharComparator
- parameter: `caseSensitive`, type: `boolean`

Description: Create a comparator.
parameter: caseSensitive: if true, upper\-case letters will be sorted before lower\-case

## Method: compare
- parameter: `o1`, type: `java.lang.Character`
- parameter: `o2`, type: `java.lang.Character`
- return type: `int`