CLASS java.text.MessageFormat

Availability: JDK 1.1

public class MessageFormat extends Format {
   // Public Constructor
      public MessageFormat(String pattern);
   // Class Methods
      public static String format(String pattern, Object[] arguments);
   // Public Instance Methods
      public void applyPattern(String newPattern);
      public Object clone();  // Overrides Format.clone()
      public boolean equals(Object obj);  // Overrides Object.equals()
      public final StringBuffer format(Object[] source, StringBuffer result, FieldPosition ignore);
      public final StringBuffer format(Object source, StringBuffer result, FieldPosition ignore);  // Defines Format.format()
      public Format[] getFormats();
      public Locale getLocale();
      public int hashCode();  // Overrides Object.hashCode()
      public Object[] parse(String source, ParsePosition status);
      public Object[] parse(String source) throws ParseException;
      public Object parseObject(String text, ParsePosition status);  // Defines Format.parseObject()
      public void setFormat(int variable, Format newFormat);
      public void setFormats(Format[] newFormats);
      public void setLocale(Locale theLocale);
      public String toPattern();
}