CODEWITHSUNDEEP
java
Joe
Joe

Reputation: 15

Java message formatting

I am formatting my messages in a properties file, but in order to display the desired message fragments I need to validate the arguments... By validate I mean NOT NULL..

ex. LOCATION_NOT_FOUND=Unable to find State: {0} {display only if {1} not null, city:{1}}.

desired output would be- "Unable to find State:New Jersey" if city is not null - "Unable to find State:New Jersey, city:Trenton"

i was thinking about using {1,choice, notnull#city{1}}, but I have no clue if this is correct...

Thanks Guys!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 107

Answers (1)

Jon Skeet
Jon Skeet

Reputation: 1501103

I would have two different messages:

LOCATION_NOT_FOUND_STATE=...
LOCATION_NOT_FOUND_STATE_AND_CITY=...

then format the appropriate one based on what non-null values you have.

Upvotes: 2

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