On Fri, 2 Feb 2024 22:13:39 GMT, Justin Lu <j...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> > Slightly tangential question (since you're talking about adding new
> > subformats)...
> > Has it ever been considered to add `MessageFormat` itself as a subformat
> > option?
> > It's not as crazy an idea as it sounds :) Here's an example:
> > ```java
> > MessageFormat f = new MessageFormat(
> > "Result: {0,choice,0#no letters|1#one letter: {1,message,'{0}'}|2#two
> > letters: {1,message,'{0} and {1}'}}");
> > f.format(new Object[] { 2, new Object[] { "A", "B" } }); // "Result: two
> > letters: A and B"
> > ```
>
> Definitely an interesting idea, although I think the pattern syntax is
> generally reserved for common use cases, I'm not sure if this would be that
> common. Something to think about/consider though, although it would be beyond
> the scope of this change.
I agree with Justin. Not that justifiable for our commitment in the future.
BTW, the said example can nicely be handled with `ListFormat` IMO.
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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17663#issuecomment-1924795058
