为什么 Java StringLatin1.regionMatchesCI 方法在比较字符时执行 toUpperCase() 而不是 toLowerCase()?

Why does Java StringLatin1.regionMatchesCI method perform toUpperCase() and than toLowerCase() when comparing chars?

我正在研究 String.euqalsIgnoreCase 方法,发现最后它调用了 StringLatin1.regionMatchesCI 方法。

不过,这个方法的代码我觉得很奇怪,这里是:

public static boolean regionMatchesCI(byte[] value, int toffset,
                                      byte[] other, int ooffset, int len) {
    int last = toffset + len;
    while (toffset < last) {
        char c1 = (char)(value[toffset++] & 0xff);
        char c2 = (char)(other[ooffset++] & 0xff);
        if (c1 == c2) {
            continue;
        }
        char u1 = Character.toUpperCase(c1);
        char u2 = Character.toUpperCase(c2);
        if (u1 == u2) {
            continue;
        }
        if (Character.toLowerCase(u1) == Character.toLowerCase(u2)) {
            continue;
        }
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}

为什么要检查大写而不是小写?如果上面的检查不匹配,小写字母不会总是失败吗?我错过了什么吗?

在我找到的源代码中(在 google 的某处),我对此函数有额外的解释:

        // try converting both characters to uppercase.
        // If the results match, then the comparison scan should
        // continue.
        char u1 = Character.toUpperCase(c1);
        char u2 = Character.toUpperCase(c2);
        if (u1 == u2) {
            continue;
        }
        // Unfortunately, conversion to uppercase does not work properly
        // for the Georgian alphabet, which has strange rules about case
        // conversion.  So we need to make one last check before
        // exiting.
        if (Character.toLowerCase(u1) == Character.toLowerCase(u2)) {
            continue;
        }

所以它看起来像是一些解决方法。在 github 上,您可能会发现此函数的更多不同实现。