SQL
Scalar Utility Functions
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| **Description** |Surrogate key used to sort special characters according to the specific locale. Collator parameter is optional. Valid only when ICU extension is installed. |
| **Example** | `icu_sort_key('ö', 'DE')` |
| **Result** | `460145960106` |