Creating a database with territory-based collation

By default, Derby uses Unicode codepoint collation. However, you can specify territory-based collation when you create the database.

You can use the collation and territory attributes to specify territory-based collation. This type of collation applies only to user-defined tables. The system tables use the Unicode codepoint collation.

Restriction: The collation attribute can be specified only when you create a database. You cannot specify this attribute on an existing database or when you upgrade a database.

To create a database with territory-based collation:

Specify the language and country codes for the territory attribute, and the TERRITORY_BASED value for the collation attribute when you create the database.

For example:

jdbc:derby:MexicanDB;create=true;territory=es_MX;collation=TERRITORY_BASED