Java Locale Format formatString(Object[] args)

Description

This method will format the message contained in the first element of the supplied array in the default locale

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
args	a parameter

Return

formatted text

Declaration

public static String formatString(Object[] args) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
import java.text.MessageFormat;

import java.util.Locale;

public class Main {
    /**//from  ww w.  ja  v a  2s .  c  o m
     * This method will format the message contained in the first element of the
     * supplied array in the default locale
     *
     * @param args
     * @return formatted text
     */
    public static String formatString(Object[] args) {
        return formatString(args, null);
    }

    /**
     * This method assumes that the actual message to be formatted is the first
     * element of the supplied array. If the supplied array has only one element
     * that element is the message
     *
     * @param args
     * @param locale or null if the default should be used
     * @return
     */
    public static String formatString(Object[] args, Locale locale) {
        if (args == null || args.length < 1) {
            return null;
        }
        Object msg = args[0];
        if (msg == null || !(msg instanceof String)) {
            return null;
        }

        String sMsg = (String) msg;
        final int len = args.length;
        if (len < 2) {
            return sMsg;
        }

        final int argsLen = len - 1;
        Object[] fmtArgs = new Object[argsLen];
        System.arraycopy(args, 1, fmtArgs, 0, argsLen);
        return formatString(sMsg, fmtArgs);
    }

    /**
     * Format the supplied message in the specified locale
     *
     * @param message
     * @param args
     * @return formatted text
     */
    public static String formatString(String message, Object[] args) {
        return formatString(message, args, null);

    }

    /**
     * A utility method to format the supplied message using MessageFormat
     *
     * @param message
     * @param args
     * @param locale may be null
     * @return formatted text
     */
    public static String formatString(String message, Object[] args, Locale locale) {
        MessageFormat formatter = null;
        if (locale != null) {
            formatter = new MessageFormat(message, locale);
        } else {
            formatter = new MessageFormat(message);
        }
        String formattedText = formatter.format(args);
        return formattedText;
    }
}

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