"So, is it fine to compare canonical equivalance first and then compatibility equivalance?"

This is all about purpose. What is your purpose? You said that you wanted to make the comparason robust, but what is a "robust comparason" (this is not a concept defined in unicode standards, but rather a term you created to serve your own thought, which was not clearly expressed)

In general, the canonical equivalancy is the basic equivalancy, and is most likely good enough for you.

To compare both equivalancy really does not make the comparason robust. To me robust means not exposed to error or exposed to less errors, which does not make much sense here (both equivalancy has their own purpose, and none of them produces ERROR). Say it one more time, it is about your purpose, about the kind of equivalancy you want.

In reply to Re^3: Help needed to compare two unicode strings!!! by pg
in thread Help needed to compare two unicode strings!!! by pijush

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