Name: dfC67450 Date: 02/18/98



java.text.MessageFormat.applyPattern(String newPattern) changes old pattern
setting if newPattern is incorrect.

Here is the test demonstrating the bug:

-----------------Test.java------------------------
import java.text.*;

public class Test {
    public static void main (String args[]){
        MessageFormat mf = new MessageFormat("initial pattern");
        String illegalPattern = "format: {0, xxxYYY}";
        System.out.println("pattern before: \"" + mf.toPattern() + "\"");
        System.out.println("illegal pattern: \"" + illegalPattern + "\"");
        try {
          mf.applyPattern(illegalPattern);
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
        }
        System.out.println("pattern after: \"" + mf.toPattern() + "\"");
    }
}

---------Output from the test---------------------
pattern before: "initial pattern"
illegal pattern: "format: {0, xxxYYY}"
pattern after: "initial {0}pattern"
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