public synchronized int getStrength ()

Returns this Collator's strength property. The strength property determines the minimum level of difference considered significant during comparison. See the Collator class description for an example of use.

Returns:  this Collator's current strength property.

See also:
java.text.Collator.setStrength, java.text.Collator.PRIMARY, java.text.Collator.SECONDARY, java.text.Collator.TERTIARY, java.text.Collator.IDENTICAL