Name: rmT116609 Date: 03/27/2003


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.1_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1_01-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1)01-b01, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :
Windows 2000 5.00.2195 Service Pack 3

ADDITIONAL OPERATING SYSTEMS :
AIX 5.1


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When I am using French strings, the string with the word d'acces before the {0}, causes the {0} to not get replaced in a MessageFormat. Removing the apostrophe fixes it. Changing this to a double apostrophe works for that word, but breaks regular strings without the {0}. Can duplicate using the following code.

import java.text.*;

public class Msgfmtexample
{
static public void main(String args[])
{
        MessageFormat msgFormatsingle = new MessageFormat
("Le chemin d'accès {0} est déjà validé.");
        Object argObjsingle[] = {"some path"};
        String formatsingle = msgFormatsingle.format
(argObjsingle);
        System.out.println("Formatted msg with single
apostrophe: " + formatsingle);

        MessageFormat msgFormatdouble = new MessageFormat
("Le chemin d''accès {0} est déjà validé.");
        Object argObjdouble[] = {"some path"};
        String formatdouble = msgFormatdouble.format
(argObjdouble);
        System.out.println("Formatted msg with double
apostrophe: " + formatdouble);
        
        System.out.println("Regular msg with single
apostrophes: this'n that'n");
        System.out.println("Regular msg with double
apostrophes: this''n that''n");
    }
    
}


Output looks like:
Formatted msg with single apostrophe: Le chemin daccès {0}
est déjà validé.
Formatted msg with double apostrophe: Le chemin d'accès
some path est déjà validé.
Regular msg with single apostrophes: this'n that'n
Regular msg with double apostrophes: this''n that''n



STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
See sample code in desription section.

1. Compile and run.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
see description section

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.text.*;

public class Msgfmtexample
{
static public void main(String args[])
{
        MessageFormat msgFormatsingle = new MessageFormat("Le chemin d'accès
{0} est déjà validé.");
        Object argObjsingle[] = {"some path"};
        String formatsingle = msgFormatsingle.format(argObjsingle);
        System.out.println("Formatted msg with single apostrophe: " +
formatsingle);

        MessageFormat msgFormatdouble = new MessageFormat("Le chemin d''accès
{0} est déjà validé.");
        Object argObjdouble[] = {"some path"};
        String formatdouble = msgFormatdouble.format(argObjdouble);
        System.out.println("Formatted msg with double apostrophe: " +
formatdouble);
        
        System.out.println("Regular msg with single apostrophes: this'n
that'n");
        System.out.println("Regular msg with double apostrophes: this''n
that''n");
    }
    
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER WORKAROUND :
Only thing I've found is to use a double apostrophe in that word only if it precedes the {0}. If in a regular string, the double apostrophe gets displayed.
(Review ID: 181147)
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