On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:57:54 GMT, Roger Riggs <rri...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> Kind of blows the whole concept of embedded expressions. This is one of >> those, just because you can, doesn't mean you should. > > ok, still what is the behavior if the format includes an index? > The pattern scanner in FormatProcessor permits an index and does not cause an > error. > > Also, there might be a small benefit to using the existing compiled pattern > in Formatter.java. (make it package private and rename to uppercase). Currently it issues an `MissingFormatArgumentException` which I guess could be confusing. Changing to IllegalFormatFlagsException with a descriptive message. Re: Pattern - I was originally trying to minimize changes to Formatter, but considering what I did change... ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10889
