Package org.slf4j.helpers

Class MessageFormatter

java.lang.Object

org.slf4j.helpers.MessageFormatter

public final class MessageFormatter
extends Object

Formats messages according to very simple substitution rules. Substitutions can be made 1, 2 or more arguments.

For example,

MessageFormatter.format("Hi {}.", "there")

will return the string "Hi there.".

The {} pair is called the formatting anchor. It serves to designate the location where arguments need to be substituted within the message pattern.

In case your message contains the '{' or the '}' character, you do not have to do anything special unless the '}' character immediately follows '{'. For example,

 MessageFormatter.format("Set {1,2,3} is not equal to {}.", "1,2");
 

will return the string "Set {1,2,3} is not equal to 1,2.".

If for whatever reason you need to place the string "{}" in the message without its formatting anchor meaning, then you need to escape the '{' character with '\', that is the backslash character. Only the '{' character should be escaped. There is no need to escape the '}' character. For example,

 MessageFormatter.format("Set \\{} is not equal to {}.", "1,2");
 

will return the string "Set {} is not equal to 1,2.".

The escaping behavior just described can be overridden by escaping the escape character '\'. Calling

 MessageFormatter.format("File name is C:\\\\{}.", "file.zip");
 

will return the string "File name is C:\file.zip".

See format(String, Object), format(String, Object, Object) and arrayFormat(String, Object[]) methods for more details.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MessageFormatter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static final String	arrayFormat(String messagePattern, Object[] argArray)	Same principle as the format(String, Object) and format(String, Object, Object) methods except that any number of arguments can be passed in an array.
static final String	format(String messagePattern, Object arg)	Performs single argument substitution for the 'messagePattern' passed as parameter.
static final String	format(String messagePattern, Object arg1, Object arg2)	Performs a two argument substitution for the 'messagePattern' passed as parameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

MessageFormatter

public MessageFormatter()

Method Details

format

public static final String format(String messagePattern,
 Object arg)

Performs single argument substitution for the 'messagePattern' passed as parameter.

For example,

 MessageFormatter.format("Hi {}.", "there");
 

will return the string "Hi there.".

Parameters:

messagePattern - The message pattern which will be parsed and formatted

argument - The argument to be substituted in place of the formatting anchor

Returns:

The formatted message

format

public static final String format(String messagePattern,
 Object arg1,
 Object arg2)

Performs a two argument substitution for the 'messagePattern' passed as parameter.

For example,

 MessageFormatter.format("Hi {}. My name is {}.", "Alice", "Bob");
 

will return the string "Hi Alice. My name is Bob.".

Parameters:

messagePattern - The message pattern which will be parsed and formatted

arg1 - The argument to be substituted in place of the first formatting anchor

arg2 - The argument to be substituted in place of the second formatting anchor

Returns:

The formatted message

arrayFormat

public static final String arrayFormat(String messagePattern,
 Object[] argArray)

Same principle as the format(String, Object) and format(String, Object, Object) methods except that any number of arguments can be passed in an array.

Parameters:

messagePattern - The message pattern which will be parsed and formatted

argArray - An array of arguments to be substituted in place of formatting anchors

Returns:

The formatted message