It turns out that MessageFormat is actually a poor message formatting tool for use with localization:
http://search.cpan.org/doc/SBURKE/Locale-Maketext-1.03/lib/Locale/Maketext/TPJ13.pod Never fear--we have another approach bubbling in the kitchen right now. Daniel Rall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I agree, but don't have time to do this just yet. I'll try to get to > it eventually. > > Jon Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> dlr: Please make this part of the LocalizationService and expose the >> functionality through the LocalizationTool. The reason is that this way, we >> will have a consistent interface for the Service as well as the Tool. >> >> -jon >> >> on 10/23/01 11:46 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> dlr 01/10/23 11:46:11 >>> >>> Modified: src/tool/org/apache/turbine/tool LocalizationTool.java >>> Log: >>> Patch by Leonardr Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> which adds >>> MessageFormat capabilities to property values defined in a >>> ResourceBundle. >>> >>> Revision Changes Path >>> 1.15 +42 -0 >>> jakarta-turbine-3/src/tool/org/apache/turbine/tool/LocalizationTool.java >>> >>> Index: LocalizationTool.java >>> =================================================================== >>> RCS file: >>> /home/cvs/jakarta-turbine-3/src/tool/org/apache/turbine/tool/LocalizationTool. >>> java,v >>> retrieving revision 1.14 >>> retrieving revision 1.15 >>> diff -u -u -r1.14 -r1.15 >>> --- LocalizationTool.java 2001/10/22 06:08:58 1.14 >>> +++ LocalizationTool.java 2001/10/23 18:46:11 1.15 >>> @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ >>> * <http://www.apache.org/>. >>> */ >>> >>> +import java.text.MessageFormat; >>> import java.util.Locale; >>> import java.util.MissingResourceException; >>> import java.util.ResourceBundle; >>> @@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ >>> * >>> * @author <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Daniel Rall</a> >>> * @author <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Jon Stevens</a> >>> + * @author <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Leonard Richardson</a> >>> */ >>> public class LocalizationTool implements ApplicationTool >>> { >>> @@ -167,6 +169,46 @@ >>> { >>> return formatErrorMessage(key, noKey); >>> } >>> + } >>> + >>> + /** >>> + * Formats a localized value using the provided object. >>> + * >>> + * @param key The identifier for the localized text to retrieve, >>> + * @param arg1 The object to use as {0} when formatting the localized >>> text. >>> + * @return Formatted localized text. >>> + * @see #format(String, Object[]) >>> + */ >>> + public String format(String key, Object arg1) >>> + { >>> + return format(key, new Object[] { arg1 }); >>> + } >>> + >>> + /** >>> + * Formats a localized value using the provided objects. >>> + * >>> + * @param key The identifier for the localized text to retrieve, >>> + * @param arg1 The object to use as {0} when formatting the localized >>> text. >>> + * @param arg2 The object to use as {1} when formatting the localized >>> text. >>> + * @return Formatted localized text. >>> + * @see #format(String, Object[]) >>> + */ >>> + public String format(String key, Object arg1, Object arg2) >>> + { >>> + return format(key, new Object[] { arg1, arg2 }); >>> + } >>> + >>> + /** >>> + * Formats a localized value using the provided objects. >>> + * >>> + * @param key The identifier for the localized text to retrieve, >>> + * @param args The objects to use as {0}, {1}, etc. when >>> + * formatting the localized text. >>> + * @return Formatted localized text. >>> + */ >>> + public String format(String key, Object[] args) >>> + { >>> + return MessageFormat.format(get(key), args); >>> } >>> >>> /** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
