com.vmware.vapi.l10n

Interface TemplateFormatter

All Known Implementing Classes:

MessageFormatTemplateFormatter, StringFormatTemplateFormatter

public interface TemplateFormatter

Strategy interface for formatting message templates (with placeholders for arguments) for target locale.

Different implementation can support different formats for the template.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	format(String msgTemplate, List<String> args, Locale locale) Formats a message template for the target locale.
String	format(String msgTemplate, List<String> args, Locale locale, TimeZone tz) Formats a message template for the target locale.

Method Detail

format

String format(String msgTemplate,
              List<String> args,
              Locale locale)

Formats a message template for the target locale.

Parameters:

msgTemplate - locale-specific message template

args - arguments to substitute in the template

locale - target locale; used to localize replaced args

Returns:

formatted string

Throws:

LocalizationException - if formatting failed

format

String format(String msgTemplate,
              List<String> args,
              Locale locale,
              TimeZone tz)

Formats a message template for the target locale.

Parameters:

msgTemplate - locale-specific message template

args - arguments to substitute in the template

locale - target locale; used to localize replaced args

tz - target time zone for date and time values; if null default MessageFormat behavior will be used

Returns:

formatted string

Throws:

LocalizationException - if formatting failed