[OASIS Issue Tracker] Commented: (ODATA-277) Define ordering sequence per value of the collation attribute

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Ralf Handl commented on ODATA-277:
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Actually I wonder what the purpose of this attribute is. It says "treat this string property for ordering purposes as if it were of the following primitive type".

Why would I do that instead of just using that type for the property?

How would I sort values that cannot be interpreted as literal representations of the specified type? Where would I sort "Fred" with Collation="Boolean"?

> Define ordering sequence per value of the collation attribute
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>                 Key: ODATA-277
>                 URL: http://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/ODATA-277
>             Project: OASIS Open Data Protocol (OData) TC
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: OData CSDL
>    Affects Versions: V4.0_WD01
>            Reporter: Ralf Handl
>            Priority: Minor
>             Fix For: V4.0_WD01
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> See summary

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