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package com.ibm.icu.text;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.text.FieldPosition;
import java.text.Format;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.ParsePosition;
import java.util.Locale;
import com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale;
/**
* <code>MessageFormat</code> provides a means to produce concatenated
* messages in language-neutral way. Use this to construct messages
* displayed for end users.
*
* <p>
* <code>MessageFormat</code> takes a set of objects, formats them, then
* inserts the formatted strings into the pattern at the appropriate places.
*
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong>
* <code>MessageFormat</code> differs from the other <code>Format</code>
* classes in that you create a <code>MessageFormat</code> object with one
* of its constructors (not with a <code>getInstance</code> style factory
* method). The factory methods aren't necessary because <code>MessageFormat</code>
* itself doesn't implement locale specific behavior. Any locale specific
* behavior is defined by the pattern that you provide as well as the
* subformats used for inserted arguments.
*
* <h4><a name="patterns">Patterns and Their Interpretation</a></h4>
*
* <code>MessageFormat</code> uses patterns of the following form:
* <blockquote><pre>
* <i>MessageFormatPattern:</i>
* <i>String</i>
* <i>MessageFormatPattern</i> <i>FormatElement</i> <i>String</i>
*
* <i>FormatElement:</i>
* { <i>ArgumentIndex</i> }
* { <i>ArgumentIndex</i> , <i>FormatType</i> }
* { <i>ArgumentIndex</i> , <i>FormatType</i> , <i>FormatStyle</i> }
*
* <i>FormatType: one of </i>
* number date time choice
*
* <i>FormatStyle:</i>
* short
* medium
* long
* full
* integer
* currency
* percent
* <i>SubformatPattern</i>
*
* <i>String:</i>
* <i>StringPart<sub>opt</sub></i>
* <i>String</i> <i>StringPart</i>
*
* <i>StringPart:</i>
* ''
* ' <i>QuotedString</i> '
* <i>UnquotedString</i>
*
* <i>SubformatPattern:</i>
* <i>SubformatPatternPart<sub>opt</sub></i>
* <i>SubformatPattern</i> <i>SubformatPatternPart</i>
*
* <i>SubFormatPatternPart:</i>
* ' <i>QuotedPattern</i> '
* <i>UnquotedPattern</i>
* </pre></blockquote>
*
* <p>
* Within a <i>String</i>, <code>"''"</code> represents a single
* quote. A <i>QuotedString</i> can contain arbitrary characters
* except single quotes; the surrounding single quotes are removed.
* An <i>UnquotedString</i> can contain arbitrary characters
* except single quotes and left curly brackets. Thus, a string that
* should result in the formatted message "'{0}'" can be written as
* <code>"'''{'0}''"</code> or <code>"'''{0}'''"</code>.
* <p>
* Within a <i>SubformatPattern</i>, different rules apply.
* A <i>QuotedPattern</i> can contain arbitrary characters
* except single quotes; but the surrounding single quotes are
* <strong>not</strong> removed, so they may be interpreted by the
* subformat. For example, <code>"{1,number,$'#',##}"</code> will
* produce a number format with the pound-sign quoted, with a result
* such as: "$#31,45".
* An <i>UnquotedPattern</i> can contain arbitrary characters
* except single quotes, but curly braces within it must be balanced.
* For example, <code>"ab {0} de"</code> and <code>"ab '}' de"</code>
* are valid subformat patterns, but <code>"ab {0'}' de"</code> and
* <code>"ab } de"</code> are not.
* <p>
* <dl><dt><b>Warning:</b><dd>The rules for using quotes within message
* format patterns unfortunately have shown to be somewhat confusing.
* In particular, it isn't always obvious to localizers whether single
* quotes need to be doubled or not. Make sure to inform localizers about
* the rules, and tell them (for example, by using comments in resource
* bundle source files) which strings will be processed by MessageFormat.
* Note that localizers may need to use single quotes in translated
* strings where the original version doesn't have them.
* <br>Note also that the simplest way to avoid the problem is to
* use the real apostrophe (single quote) character \u2019 (') for
* human-readable text, and to use the ASCII apostrophe (\u0027 ' )
* only in program syntax, like quoting in MessageFormat.
* See the annotations for U+0027 Apostrophe in The Unicode Standard.</p>
* </dl>
* <p>
* The <i>ArgumentIndex</i> value is a non-negative integer written
* using the digits '0' through '9', and represents an index into the
* <code>arguments</code> array passed to the <code>format</code> methods
* or the result array returned by the <code>parse</code> methods.
* <p>
* The <i>FormatType</i> and <i>FormatStyle</i> values are used to create
* a <code>Format</code> instance for the format element. The following
* table shows how the values map to Format instances. Combinations not
* shown in the table are illegal. A <i>SubformatPattern</i> must
* be a valid pattern string for the Format subclass used.
* <p>
* <table border=1>
* <tr>
* <th>Format Type
* <th>Format Style
* <th>Subformat Created
* <tr>
* <td colspan=2><i>(none)</i>
* <td><code>null</code>
* <tr>
* <td rowspan=5><code>number</code>
* <td><i>(none)</i>
* <td><code>NumberFormat.getInstance(getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>integer</code>
* <td><code>NumberFormat.getIntegerInstance(getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>currency</code>
* <td><code>NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>percent</code>
* <td><code>NumberFormat.getPercentInstance(getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><i>SubformatPattern</i>
* <td><code>new DecimalFormat(subformatPattern, new DecimalFormatSymbols(getLocale()))</code>
* <tr>
* <td rowspan=6><code>date</code>
* <td><i>(none)</i>
* <td><code>DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>short</code>
* <td><code>DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>medium</code>
* <td><code>DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>long</code>
* <td><code>DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG, getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>full</code>
* <td><code>DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL, getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><i>SubformatPattern</i>
* <td><code>new SimpleDateFormat(subformatPattern, getLocale())
* <tr>
* <td rowspan=6><code>time</code>
* <td><i>(none)</i>
* <td><code>DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>short</code>
* <td><code>DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>medium</code>
* <td><code>DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>long</code>
* <td><code>DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG, getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>full</code>
* <td><code>DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, getLocale())</code>
* <tr>
* <td><i>SubformatPattern</i>
* <td><code>new SimpleDateFormat(subformatPattern, getLocale())
* <tr>
* <td><code>choice</code>
* <td><i>SubformatPattern</i>
* <td><code>new ChoiceFormat(subformatPattern)</code>
* </table>
* <p>
*
* <h4>Usage Information</h4>
*
* <p>
* Here are some examples of usage:
* <blockquote>
* <pre>
* Object[] arguments = {
* new Integer(7),
* new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()),
* "a disturbance in the Force"
* };
*
* String result = MessageFormat.format(
* "At {1,time} on {1,date}, there was {2} on planet {0,number,integer}.",
* arguments);
*
* <em>output</em>: At 12:30 PM on Jul 3, 2053, there was a disturbance
* in the Force on planet 7.
*
* </pre>
* </blockquote>
* Typically, the message format will come from resources, and the
* arguments will be dynamically set at runtime.
*
* <p>
* Example 2:
* <blockquote>
* <pre>
* Object[] testArgs = {new Long(3), "MyDisk"};
*
* MessageFormat form = new MessageFormat(
* "The disk \"{1}\" contains {0} file(s).");
*
* System.out.println(form.format(testArgs));
*
* // output, with different testArgs
* <em>output</em>: The disk "MyDisk" contains 0 file(s).
* <em>output</em>: The disk "MyDisk" contains 1 file(s).
* <em>output</em>: The disk "MyDisk" contains 1,273 file(s).
* </pre>
* </blockquote>
*
* <p>
* For more sophisticated patterns, you can use a <code>ChoiceFormat</code> to get
* output such as:
* <blockquote>
* <pre>
* MessageFormat form = new MessageFormat("The disk \"{1}\" contains {0}.");
* double[] filelimits = {0,1,2};
* String[] filepart = {"no files","one file","{0,number} files"};
* ChoiceFormat fileform = new ChoiceFormat(filelimits, filepart);
* form.setFormatByArgumentIndex(0, fileform);
*
* Object[] testArgs = {new Long(12373), "MyDisk"};
*
* System.out.println(form.format(testArgs));
*
* // output, with different testArgs
* output: The disk "MyDisk" contains no files.
* output: The disk "MyDisk" contains one file.
* output: The disk "MyDisk" contains 1,273 files.
* </pre>
* </blockquote>
* You can either do this programmatically, as in the above example,
* or by using a pattern (see
* {@link ChoiceFormat}
* for more information) as in:
* <blockquote>
* <pre>
* form.applyPattern(
* "There {0,choice,0#are no files|1#is one file|1&lt;are {0,number,integer} files}.");
* </pre>
* </blockquote>
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> As we see above, the string produced
* by a <code>ChoiceFormat</code> in <code>MessageFormat</code> is treated specially;
* occurances of '{' are used to indicated subformats, and cause recursion.
* If you create both a <code>MessageFormat</code> and <code>ChoiceFormat</code>
* programmatically (instead of using the string patterns), then be careful not to
* produce a format that recurses on itself, which will cause an infinite loop.
* <p>
* When a single argument is parsed more than once in the string, the last match
* will be the final result of the parsing. For example,
* <pre>
* MessageFormat mf = new MessageFormat("{0,number,#.##}, {0,number,#.#}");
* Object[] objs = {new Double(3.1415)};
* String result = mf.format( objs );
* // result now equals "3.14, 3.1"
* objs = null;
* objs = mf.parse(result, new ParsePosition(0));
* // objs now equals {new Double(3.1)}
* </pre>
* <p>
* Likewise, parsing with a MessageFormat object using patterns containing
* multiple occurances of the same argument would return the last match. For
* example,
* <pre>
* MessageFormat mf = new MessageFormat("{0}, {0}, {0}");
* String forParsing = "x, y, z";
* Object[] objs = mf.parse(forParsing, new ParsePosition(0));
* // result now equals {new String("z")}
* </pre>
*
* <h4><a name="synchronization">Synchronization</a></h4>
*
* <p>
* Message formats are not synchronized.
* It is recommended to create separate format instances for each thread.
* If multiple threads access a format concurrently, it must be synchronized
* externally.
*
* @see java.util.Locale
* @see Format
* @see NumberFormat
* @see DecimalFormat
* @see ChoiceFormat
* @author Mark Davis
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public class MessageFormat extends Format {
static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
/**
* @internal
*/
public final java.text.MessageFormat messageFormat;
/**
* @internal
* @param delegate the DateFormat to which to delegate
*/
public MessageFormat(java.text.MessageFormat delegate) {
this.messageFormat = delegate;
}
/**
* Constructs a MessageFormat for the default locale and the
* specified pattern.
* The constructor first sets the locale, then parses the pattern and
* creates a list of subformats for the format elements contained in it.
* Patterns and their interpretation are specified in the
* <a href="#patterns">class description</a>.
*
* @param pattern the pattern for this message format
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public MessageFormat(String pattern) {
this(new java.text.MessageFormat(pattern));
}
/**
* Constructs a MessageFormat for the specified locale and
* pattern.
* The constructor first sets the locale, then parses the pattern and
* creates a list of subformats for the format elements contained in it.
* Patterns and their interpretation are specified in the
* <a href="#patterns">class description</a>.
*
* @param pattern the pattern for this message format
* @param locale the locale for this message format
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public MessageFormat(String pattern, Locale locale) {
// locale is ignored
this(new java.text.MessageFormat(pattern));
}
/**
* Constructs a MessageFormat for the specified locale and
* pattern.
* The constructor first sets the locale, then parses the pattern and
* creates a list of subformats for the format elements contained in it.
* Patterns and their interpretation are specified in the
* <a href="#patterns">class description</a>.
*
* @param pattern the pattern for this message format
* @param locale the locale for this message format
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid
* @stable ICU 3.2
*/
public MessageFormat(String pattern, ULocale locale) {
// locale is ignored
this(pattern);
}
/**
* Sets the locale to be used when creating or comparing subformats.
* This affects subsequent calls to the {@link #applyPattern applyPattern}
* and {@link #toPattern toPattern} methods as well as to the
* <code>format</code> and
* {@link #formatToCharacterIterator formatToCharacterIterator} methods.
*
* @param locale the locale to be used when creating or comparing subformats
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public void setLocale(Locale locale) {
messageFormat.setLocale(locale);
}
/**
* Sets the locale to be used when creating or comparing subformats.
* This affects subsequent calls to the {@link #applyPattern applyPattern}
* and {@link #toPattern toPattern} methods as well as to the
* <code>format</code> and
* {@link #formatToCharacterIterator formatToCharacterIterator} methods.
*
* @param locale the locale to be used when creating or comparing subformats
* @stable ICU 3.2
*/
public void setLocale(ULocale locale) {
messageFormat.setLocale(locale.toLocale());
}
/**
* Gets the locale that's used when creating or comparing subformats.
*
* @return the locale used when creating or comparing subformats
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public Locale getLocale() {
return messageFormat.getLocale();
}
/**
* Gets the locale that's used when creating or comparing subformats.
*
* @return the locale used when creating or comparing subformats
* @stable ICU 3.2
*/
public ULocale getULocale() {
return ULocale.forLocale(messageFormat.getLocale());
}
/**
* Sets the pattern used by this message format.
* The method parses the pattern and creates a list of subformats
* for the format elements contained in it.
* Patterns and their interpretation are specified in the
* <a href="#patterns">class description</a>.
*
* @param pattern the pattern for this message format
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public void applyPattern(String pattern) {
messageFormat.applyPattern(pattern);
}
/**
* Returns a pattern representing the current state of the message format.
* The string is constructed from internal information and therefore
* does not necessarily equal the previously applied pattern.
*
* @return a pattern representing the current state of the message format
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public String toPattern() {
return messageFormat.toPattern();
}
/**
* Sets the formats to use for the values passed into
* <code>format</code> methods or returned from <code>parse</code>
* methods. The indices of elements in <code>newFormats</code>
* correspond to the argument indices used in the previously set
* pattern string.
* The order of formats in <code>newFormats</code> thus corresponds to
* the order of elements in the <code>arguments</code> array passed
* to the <code>format</code> methods or the result array returned
* by the <code>parse</code> methods.
* <p>
* If an argument index is used for more than one format element
* in the pattern string, then the corresponding new format is used
* for all such format elements. If an argument index is not used
* for any format element in the pattern string, then the
* corresponding new format is ignored. If fewer formats are provided
* than needed, then only the formats for argument indices less
* than <code>newFormats.length</code> are replaced.
*
* @param newFormats the new formats to use
* @exception NullPointerException if <code>newFormats</code> is null
* @stable ICU 3.0
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the underlying JVM does not
* support this method.
*/
public void setFormatsByArgumentIndex(Format[] newFormats) {
if (sfsbai == null) {
synchronized (missing) {
try {
Class[] params = { Format[].class };
sfsbai = java.text.MessageFormat.class.getMethod("setFormatsByArgumentIndex", params);
}
catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
sfsbai = missing;
}
}
}
if (sfsbai != missing) {
try {
Format[] unwrapped = new Format[newFormats.length];
for (int i = 0; i < newFormats.length; ++i) {
unwrapped[i] = unwrap(newFormats[i]);
}
Object[] args = { unwrapped };
((Method)sfsbai).invoke(messageFormat, args);
return;
}
catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
// can't happen
}
catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
// can't happen
}
}
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
private static Object sfsbai;
/**
* Sets the formats to use for the format elements in the
* previously set pattern string.
* The order of formats in <code>newFormats</code> corresponds to
* the order of format elements in the pattern string.
* <p>
* If more formats are provided than needed by the pattern string,
* the remaining ones are ignored. If fewer formats are provided
* than needed, then only the first <code>newFormats.length</code>
* formats are replaced.
* <p>
* Since the order of format elements in a pattern string often
* changes during localization, it is generally better to use the
* {@link #setFormatsByArgumentIndex setFormatsByArgumentIndex}
* method, which assumes an order of formats corresponding to the
* order of elements in the <code>arguments</code> array passed to
* the <code>format</code> methods or the result array returned by
* the <code>parse</code> methods.
*
* @param newFormats the new formats to use
* @exception NullPointerException if <code>newFormats</code> is null
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public void setFormats(Format[] newFormats) {
messageFormat.setFormats(newFormats);
}
/**
* Sets the format to use for the format elements within the
* previously set pattern string that use the given argument
* index.
* The argument index is part of the format element definition and
* represents an index into the <code>arguments</code> array passed
* to the <code>format</code> methods or the result array returned
* by the <code>parse</code> methods.
* <p>
* If the argument index is used for more than one format element
* in the pattern string, then the new format is used for all such
* format elements. If the argument index is not used for any format
* element in the pattern string, then the new format is ignored.
*
* @param argumentIndex the argument index for which to use the new format
* @param newFormat the new format to use
* @stable ICU 3.0
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the underlying JVM does not
* support this method.
*/
public void setFormatByArgumentIndex(int argumentIndex, Format newFormat) {
if (sfbai == null) {
synchronized (missing) {
try {
Class[] params = { Integer.TYPE, Format.class };
sfbai = java.text.MessageFormat.class.getMethod("setFormatByArgumentIndex", params);
}
catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
sfbai = missing;
}
}
}
if (sfbai != missing) {
try {
Object[] args = { new Integer(argumentIndex), newFormat };
((Method)sfbai).invoke(messageFormat, args);
return;
}
catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
// can't happen
}
catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
// can't happen
}
}
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
private static Object sfbai;
/**
* Sets the format to use for the format element with the given
* format element index within the previously set pattern string.
* The format element index is the zero-based number of the format
* element counting from the start of the pattern string.
* <p>
* Since the order of format elements in a pattern string often
* changes during localization, it is generally better to use the
* {@link #setFormatByArgumentIndex setFormatByArgumentIndex}
* method, which accesses format elements based on the argument
* index they specify.
*
* @param formatElementIndex the index of a format element within the pattern
* @param newFormat the format to use for the specified format element
* @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if formatElementIndex is equal to or
* larger than the number of format elements in the pattern string
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public void setFormat(int formatElementIndex, Format newFormat) {
messageFormat.setFormat(formatElementIndex, unwrap(newFormat));
}
/**
* Gets the formats used for the values passed into
* <code>format</code> methods or returned from <code>parse</code>
* methods. The indices of elements in the returned array
* correspond to the argument indices used in the previously set
* pattern string.
* The order of formats in the returned array thus corresponds to
* the order of elements in the <code>arguments</code> array passed
* to the <code>format</code> methods or the result array returned
* by the <code>parse</code> methods.
* <p>
* If an argument index is used for more than one format element
* in the pattern string, then the format used for the last such
* format element is returned in the array. If an argument index
* is not used for any format element in the pattern string, then
* null is returned in the array.
*
* @return the formats used for the arguments within the pattern
* @stable ICU 3.0
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the underlying JVM does not
* support this method.
*/
public Format[] getFormatsByArgumentIndex() {
if (gfbai == null) {
synchronized (missing) {
try {
gfbai = java.text.MessageFormat.class.getMethod("getFormatsByArgumentIndex", null);
}
catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
gfbai = missing;
}
}
}
if (gfbai != missing) {
try {
Format[] result = (Format[])((Method)gfbai).invoke(messageFormat, null);
for (int i = 0; i < result.length; ++i) {
result[i] = wrap(result[i]);
}
return result;
}
catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
// can't happen
}
catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
// can't happen
}
}
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
private static Object gfbai;
private static final Object missing = new Object();
/**
* Gets the formats used for the format elements in the
* previously set pattern string.
* The order of formats in the returned array corresponds to
* the order of format elements in the pattern string.
* <p>
* Since the order of format elements in a pattern string often
* changes during localization, it's generally better to use the
* {@link #getFormatsByArgumentIndex getFormatsByArgumentIndex}
* method, which assumes an order of formats corresponding to the
* order of elements in the <code>arguments</code> array passed to
* the <code>format</code> methods or the result array returned by
* the <code>parse</code> methods.
*
* @return the formats used for the format elements in the pattern
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public Format[] getFormats() {
Format[] result = messageFormat.getFormats();
for (int i = 0; i < result.length; ++i) {
result[i] = wrap(result[i]);
}
return result;
}
/**
* Formats an array of objects and appends the <code>MessageFormat</code>'s
* pattern, with format elements replaced by the formatted objects, to the
* provided <code>StringBuffer</code>.
* <p>
* The text substituted for the individual format elements is derived from
* the current subformat of the format element and the
* <code>arguments</code> element at the format element's argument index
* as indicated by the first matching line of the following table. An
* argument is <i>unavailable</i> if <code>arguments</code> is
* <code>null</code> or has fewer than argumentIndex+1 elements.
* <p>
* <table border=1>
* <tr>
* <th>Subformat
* <th>Argument
* <th>Formatted Text
* <tr>
* <td><i>any</i>
* <td><i>unavailable</i>
* <td><code>"{" + argumentIndex + "}"</code>
* <tr>
* <td><i>any</i>
* <td><code>null</code>
* <td><code>"null"</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>instanceof ChoiceFormat</code>
* <td><i>any</i>
* <td><code>subformat.format(argument).indexOf('{') >= 0 ?<br>
* (new MessageFormat(subformat.format(argument), getLocale())).format(argument) :
* subformat.format(argument)</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>!= null</code>
* <td><i>any</i>
* <td><code>subformat.format(argument)</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>null</code>
* <td><code>instanceof Number</code>
* <td><code>NumberFormat.getInstance(getLocale()).format(argument)</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>null</code>
* <td><code>instanceof Date</code>
* <td><code>DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.SHORT, getLocale()).format(argument)</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>null</code>
* <td><code>instanceof String</code>
* <td><code>argument</code>
* <tr>
* <td><code>null</code>
* <td><i>any</i>
* <td><code>argument.toString()</code>
* </table>
* <p>
* If <code>pos</code> is non-null, and refers to
* <code>Field.ARGUMENT</code>, the location of the first formatted
* string will be returned.
*
* @param arguments an array of objects to be formatted and substituted.
* @param result where text is appended.
* @param pos On input: an alignment field, if desired.
* On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if an argument in the
* <code>arguments</code> array is not of the type
* expected by the format element(s) that use it.
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public final StringBuffer format(Object[] arguments, StringBuffer result,
FieldPosition pos)
{
return messageFormat.format(arguments, result, pos);
}
/**
* Creates a MessageFormat with the given pattern and uses it
* to format the given arguments. This is equivalent to
* <blockquote>
* <code>(new {@link #MessageFormat(String) MessageFormat}(pattern)).{@link #format(java.lang.Object[], java.lang.StringBuffer, java.text.FieldPosition) format}(arguments, new StringBuffer(), null).toString()</code>
* </blockquote>
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid,
* or if an argument in the <code>arguments</code> array
* is not of the type expected by the format element(s)
* that use it.
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public static String format(String pattern, Object[] arguments) {
return java.text.MessageFormat.format(pattern, arguments);
}
// Overrides
/**
* Formats an array of objects and appends the <code>MessageFormat</code>'s
* pattern, with format elements replaced by the formatted objects, to the
* provided <code>StringBuffer</code>.
* This is equivalent to
* <blockquote>
* <code>{@link #format(java.lang.Object[], java.lang.StringBuffer, java.text.FieldPosition) format}((Object[]) arguments, result, pos)</code>
* </blockquote>
*
* @param arguments an array of objects to be formatted and substituted.
* @param result where text is appended.
* @param pos On input: an alignment field, if desired.
* On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if an argument in the
* <code>arguments</code> array is not of the type
* expected by the format element(s) that use it.
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public final StringBuffer format(Object arguments, StringBuffer result,
FieldPosition pos)
{
return messageFormat.format(arguments, result, pos);
}
/**
* Parses the string.
*
* <p>Caveats: The parse may fail in a number of circumstances.
* For example:
* <ul>
* <li>If one of the arguments does not occur in the pattern.
* <li>If the format of an argument loses information, such as
* with a choice format where a large number formats to "many".
* <li>Does not yet handle recursion (where
* the substituted strings contain {n} references.)
* <li>Will not always find a match (or the correct match)
* if some part of the parse is ambiguous.
* For example, if the pattern "{1},{2}" is used with the
* string arguments {"a,b", "c"}, it will format as "a,b,c".
* When the result is parsed, it will return {"a", "b,c"}.
* <li>If a single argument is parsed more than once in the string,
* then the later parse wins.
* </ul>
* When the parse fails, use ParsePosition.getErrorIndex() to find out
* where in the string did the parsing failed. The returned error
* index is the starting offset of the sub-patterns that the string
* is comparing with. For example, if the parsing string "AAA {0} BBB"
* is comparing against the pattern "AAD {0} BBB", the error index is
* 0. When an error occurs, the call to this method will return null.
* If the source is null, return an empty array.
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public Object[] parse(String source, ParsePosition pos) {
return messageFormat.parse(source, pos);
}
/**
* Parses text from the beginning of the given string to produce an object
* array.
* The method may not use the entire text of the given string.
* <p>
* See the {@link #parse(String, ParsePosition)} method for more information
* on message parsing.
*
* @param source A <code>String</code> whose beginning should be parsed.
* @return An <code>Object</code> array parsed from the string.
* @exception ParseException if the beginning of the specified string
* cannot be parsed.
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public Object[] parse(String source) throws ParseException {
return messageFormat.parse(source);
}
/**
* Parses text from a string to produce an object array.
* <p>
* The method attempts to parse text starting at the index given by
* <code>pos</code>.
* If parsing succeeds, then the index of <code>pos</code> is updated
* to the index after the last character used (parsing does not necessarily
* use all characters up to the end of the string), and the parsed
* object array is returned. The updated <code>pos</code> can be used to
* indicate the starting point for the next call to this method.
* If an error occurs, then the index of <code>pos</code> is not
* changed, the error index of <code>pos</code> is set to the index of
* the character where the error occurred, and null is returned.
* <p>
* See the {@link #parse(String, ParsePosition)} method for more information
* on message parsing.
*
* @param source A <code>String</code>, part of which should be parsed.
* @param pos A <code>ParsePosition</code> object with index and error
* index information as described above.
* @return An <code>Object</code> array parsed from the string. In case of
* error, returns null.
* @exception NullPointerException if <code>pos</code> is null.
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public Object parseObject(String source, ParsePosition pos) {
return messageFormat.parse(source, pos);
}
/**
* Convert an 'apostrophe-friendly' pattern into a standard
* pattern. Standard patterns treat all apostrophes as
* quotes, which is problematic in some languages, e.g.
* French, where apostrophe is commonly used. This utility
* assumes that only an unpaired apostrophe immediately before
* a brace is a true quote. Other unpaired apostrophes are paired,
* and the resulting standard pattern string is returned.
*
* <p><b>Note</b> it is not guaranteed that the returned pattern
* is indeed a valid pattern. The only effect is to convert
* between patterns having different quoting semantics.
*
* @param pattern the 'apostrophe-friendly' patttern to convert
* @return the standard equivalent of the original pattern
* @draft ICU 3.4
* @provisional
*/
public static String autoQuoteApostrophe(String pattern) {
StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(pattern.length()*2);
int state = STATE_INITIAL;
int braceCount = 0;
for (int i = 0, j = pattern.length(); i < j; ++i) {
char c = pattern.charAt(i);
switch (state) {
case STATE_INITIAL:
switch (c) {
case SINGLE_QUOTE:
state = STATE_SINGLE_QUOTE;
break;
case CURLY_BRACE_LEFT:
state = STATE_MSG_ELEMENT;
++braceCount;
break;
}
break;
case STATE_SINGLE_QUOTE:
switch (c) {
case SINGLE_QUOTE:
state = STATE_INITIAL;
break;
case CURLY_BRACE_LEFT:
case CURLY_BRACE_RIGHT:
state = STATE_IN_QUOTE;
break;
default:
buf.append(SINGLE_QUOTE);
state = STATE_INITIAL;
break;
}
break;
case STATE_IN_QUOTE:
switch (c) {
case SINGLE_QUOTE:
state = STATE_INITIAL;
break;
}
break;
case STATE_MSG_ELEMENT:
switch (c) {
case CURLY_BRACE_LEFT:
++braceCount;
break;
case CURLY_BRACE_RIGHT:
if (--braceCount == 0) {
state = STATE_INITIAL;
}
break;
}
break;
default: // Never happens.
break;
}
buf.append(c);
}
// End of scan
if (state == STATE_SINGLE_QUOTE || state == STATE_IN_QUOTE) {
buf.append(SINGLE_QUOTE);
}
return new String(buf);
}
/**
* Creates and returns a copy of this object.
*
* @return a clone of this instance.
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public Object clone() {
return new MessageFormat((java.text.MessageFormat)messageFormat.clone());
}
/**
* Equality comparison between two message format objects
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
try {
return messageFormat.equals(((MessageFormat)obj).messageFormat);
}
catch (Exception e) {
return false;
}
}
/**
* Generates a hash code for the message format object.
* @stable ICU 3.0
*/
public int hashCode() {
return messageFormat.hashCode();
}
/**
* Return a string suitable for debugging.
* @return a string suitable for debugging
* @draft ICU 3.4.2
*/
public String toString() {
return messageFormat.toPattern();
}
private static Format unwrap(Format f) {
if (f instanceof DateFormat) {
return ((DateFormat)f).dateFormat;
} else if (f instanceof NumberFormat) {
return ((NumberFormat)f).numberFormat;
} else if (f instanceof MessageFormat) {
return ((MessageFormat)f).messageFormat;
} else {
return f;
}
}
private static Format wrap(Format f) {
if (f instanceof java.text.DateFormat) {
return new DateFormat((java.text.DateFormat)f);
} else if (f instanceof java.text.DecimalFormat) {
return new DecimalFormat((java.text.DecimalFormat)f);
} else if (f instanceof java.text.MessageFormat) {
return new MessageFormat((java.text.MessageFormat)f);
} else {
return f;
}
}
private static final char SINGLE_QUOTE = '\'';
private static final char CURLY_BRACE_LEFT = '{';
private static final char CURLY_BRACE_RIGHT = '}';
private static final int STATE_INITIAL = 0;
private static final int STATE_SINGLE_QUOTE = 1;
private static final int STATE_IN_QUOTE = 2;
private static final int STATE_MSG_ELEMENT = 3;
}