public class

MessageFormat

extends java.text.Format

 java.lang.Object

↳java.text.Format

↳androidx.core.i18n.messageformat_icu.simple.MessageFormat

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Overview

{icu_annot::icuenhanced java.text.MessageFormat}.{icu_annot::icu _usage_}

MessageFormat prepares strings for display to users, with optional arguments (variables/placeholders). The arguments can occur in any order, which is necessary for translation into languages with different grammars.

A MessageFormat is constructed from a pattern string with arguments in {curly braces} which will be replaced by formatted values.

MessageFormat differs from the other Format classes in that you create a MessageFormat object with one of its constructors (not with a getInstance style factory method). Factory methods aren't necessary because MessageFormat itself doesn't implement locale-specific behavior. Any locale-specific behavior is defined by the pattern that you provide and the subformats used for inserted arguments.

Arguments can be named (using identifiers) or numbered (using small ASCII-digit integers). Some of the API methods work only with argument numbers and throw an exception if the pattern has named arguments (see MessageFormat.usesNamedArguments()).

An argument might not specify any format type. In this case, a Number value is formatted with a default (for the locale) NumberFormat, a Date value is formatted with a default (for the locale) DateFormat, and for any other value its toString() value is used.

An argument might specify a "simple" type for which the specified Format object is created, cached and used.

An argument might have a "complex" type with nested MessageFormat sub-patterns. During formatting, one of these sub-messages is selected according to the argument value and recursively formatted.

After construction, a custom Format object can be set for a top-level argument, overriding the default formatting and parsing behavior for that argument. However, custom formatting can be achieved more simply by writing a typeless argument in the pattern string and supplying it with a preformatted string value.

When formatting, MessageFormat takes a collection of argument values and writes an output string. The argument values may be passed as an array (when the pattern contains only numbered arguments) or as a Map (which works for both named and numbered arguments).

Each argument is matched with one of the input values by array index or map key and formatted according to its pattern specification (or using a custom Format object if one was set). A numbered pattern argument is matched with a map key that contains that number as an ASCII-decimal-digit string (without leading zero).

Patterns and Their Interpretation

MessageFormat uses patterns of the following form:
 message = messageText (argument messageText)*
 argument = noneArg | simpleArg | complexArg
 complexArg = choiceArg | pluralArg | selectArg | selectordinalArg

 noneArg = '{' argNameOrNumber '}'
 simpleArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' argType [',' argStyle] '}'
 choiceArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' "choice" ',' choiceStyle '}'
 pluralArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' "plural" ',' pluralStyle '}'
 selectArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' "select" ',' selectStyle '}'
 selectordinalArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' "selectordinal" ',' pluralStyle '}'

 choiceStyle: see java.text.ChoiceFormat
 pluralStyle: see PluralFormat
 selectStyle: see SelectFormat

 argNameOrNumber = argName | argNumber
 argName = [^[[:Pattern_Syntax:][:Pattern_White_Space:]]]+
 argNumber = '0' | ('1'..'9' ('0'..'9')*)

 argType = "number" | "date" | "time" | "spellout" | "ordinal" | "duration"
 argStyle = "short" | "medium" | "long" | "full" | "integer" | "currency" | "percent" | argStyleText | "::" argSkeletonText
 
  • ::argSkeletonText is only supported for date and time, not number
  • messageText can contain quoted literal strings including syntax characters. A quoted literal string begins with an ASCII apostrophe and a syntax character (usually a {curly brace}) and continues until the next single apostrophe. A double ASCII apostrophe inside or outside of a quoted string represents one literal apostrophe.
  • Quotable syntax characters are the {curly braces} in all messageText parts, plus the '#' sign in a messageText immediately inside a pluralStyle, and the '|' symbol in a messageText immediately inside a choiceStyle.
  • See also
  • In argStyleText, every single ASCII apostrophe begins and ends quoted literal text, and unquoted {curly braces} must occur in matched pairs.

Recommendation: Use the real apostrophe (single quote) character \\u2019 for human-readable text, and use the ASCII apostrophe (\\u0027 ' ) only in program syntax, like quoting in MessageFormat. See the annotations for U+0027 Apostrophe in The Unicode Standard.

The choice argument type is deprecated. Use plural arguments for proper plural selection, and select arguments for simple selection among a fixed set of choices.

The argType and argStyle values are used to create a Format instance for the format element. The following table shows how the values map to Format instances. Combinations not shown in the table are illegal. Any argStyleText must be a valid pattern string for the Format subclass used.

argType argStyle resulting Format object
(none) null
number (none) NumberFormat.getInstance(getLocale())
integer NumberFormat.getIntegerInstance(getLocale())
currency NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(getLocale())
percent NumberFormat.getPercentInstance(getLocale())
argStyleText new DecimalFormat(argStyleText, new DecimalFormatSymbols(getLocale()))
date (none) DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, getLocale())
short DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, getLocale())
medium DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, getLocale())
long DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG, getLocale())
full DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL, getLocale())
argStyleText new SimpleDateFormat(argStyleText, getLocale())
argSkeletonText DateFormat.getInstanceForSkeleton(argSkeletonText, getLocale())
time (none) DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, getLocale())
short DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, getLocale())
medium DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, getLocale())
long DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG, getLocale())
full DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, getLocale())
argStyleText new SimpleDateFormat(argStyleText, getLocale())
spellout argStyleText (optional) new RuleBasedNumberFormat(getLocale(), RuleBasedNumberFormat.SPELLOUT)
    .setDefaultRuleset(argStyleText);
ordinal argStyleText (optional) new RuleBasedNumberFormat(getLocale(), RuleBasedNumberFormat.ORDINAL)
    .setDefaultRuleset(argStyleText);
duration argStyleText (optional) new RuleBasedNumberFormat(getLocale(), RuleBasedNumberFormat.DURATION)
    .setDefaultRuleset(argStyleText);

Differences from java.text.MessageFormat

The ICU MessageFormat supports both named and numbered arguments, while the JDK MessageFormat only supports numbered arguments. Named arguments make patterns more readable.

ICU implements a more user-friendly apostrophe quoting syntax. In message text, an apostrophe only begins quoting literal text if it immediately precedes a syntax character (mostly {curly braces}).
In the JDK MessageFormat, an apostrophe always begins quoting, which requires common text like "don't" and "aujourd'hui" to be written with doubled apostrophes like "don''t" and "aujourd''hui". For more details see .

ICU does not create a ChoiceFormat object for a choiceArg, pluralArg or selectArg but rather handles such arguments itself. The JDK MessageFormat does create and use a ChoiceFormat object (new ChoiceFormat(argStyleText)). The JDK does not support plural and select arguments at all.

Both the ICU and the JDK MessageFormat can control the argument formats by using argStyle. But the JDK MessageFormat only supports predefined formats and number / date / time pattern strings (which would need to be localized).
ICU supports everything the JDK does, and also number / date / time skeletons using the :: prefix (which automatically yield output appropriate for the MessageFormat locale).

Argument formatting

Arguments are formatted according to their type, using the default ICU formatters for those types, unless otherwise specified. For unknown types, MessageFormat will call toString().

There are also several ways to control the formatting.

We recommend you use default styles, predefined style values, skeletons, or preformatted values, but not pattern strings or custom format objects.

For more details, see the ICU User Guide.

Usage Information

Here are some examples of usage:

 Object[] arguments = {
     7,
     new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()),
     "a disturbance in the Force"
 };

 String result = MessageFormat.format(
     "At {1,time,::jmm} on {1,date,::dMMMM}, there was {2} on planet {0,number,integer}.",
     arguments);

 output: At 4:34 PM on March 23, there was a disturbance
           in the Force on planet 7.

 
Typically, the message format will come from resources, and the arguments will be dynamically set at runtime.

Example 2:

 Object[] testArgs = { 3, "MyDisk" };

 MessageFormat form = new MessageFormat(
     "The disk \"{1}\" contains {0} file(s).");

 System.out.println(form.format(testArgs));

 // output, with different testArgs
 output: The disk "MyDisk" contains 0 file(s).
 output: The disk "MyDisk" contains 1 file(s).
 output: The disk "MyDisk" contains 1,273 file(s).
 

For messages that include plural forms, you can use a plural argument:

 MessageFormat msgFmt = new MessageFormat(
     "{num_files, plural, " +
     "=0{There are no files on disk \"{disk_name}\".}" +
     "=1{There is one file on disk \"{disk_name}\".}" +
     "other{There are # files on disk \"{disk_name}\".}}",
     ULocale.ENGLISH);
 Map args = new HashMap();
 args.put("num_files", 0);
 args.put("disk_name", "MyDisk");
 System.out.println(msgFmt.format(args));
 args.put("num_files", 3);
 System.out.println(msgFmt.format(args));

 output:
 There are no files on disk "MyDisk".
 There are 3 files on "MyDisk".
 
See PluralFormat and PluralRules for details.

Synchronization

MessageFormats are not synchronized. It is recommended to create separate format instances for each thread. If multiple threads access a format concurrently, it must be synchronized externally.

Summary

Constructors
publicMessageFormat(Context context, java.lang.String pattern)

Constructs a MessageFormat for the default FORMAT locale and the specified pattern.

publicMessageFormat(Context context, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.Locale locale)

Constructs a MessageFormat for the specified locale and pattern.

Methods
public voidapplyPattern(java.lang.String pttrn)

Sets the pattern used by this message format.

public voidapplyPattern(java.lang.String pattern, MessagePattern.ApostropheMode aposMode)

{icu_annot::icu} Sets the ApostropheMode and the pattern used by this message format.

public static java.lang.StringautoQuoteApostrophe(java.lang.String pattern)

{icu_annot::icu} Converts an 'apostrophe-friendly' pattern into a standard pattern.

public static java.lang.Stringformat(Context context, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.lang.Object> arguments)

Creates a MessageFormat with the given pattern and uses it to format the given arguments.

public static java.lang.Stringformat(Context context, java.lang.String pattern, java.lang.Object arguments[])

Creates a MessageFormat with the given pattern and uses it to format the given arguments.

public final java.lang.StringBufferformat(java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.lang.Object> arguments, java.lang.StringBuffer result, java.text.FieldPosition pos)

Formats a map of objects and appends the MessageFormat's pattern, with arguments replaced by the formatted objects, to the provided StringBuffer.

public final java.lang.StringBufferformat(java.lang.Object arguments[], java.lang.StringBuffer result, java.text.FieldPosition pos)

Formats an array of objects and appends the MessageFormat's pattern, with arguments replaced by the formatted objects, to the provided StringBuffer.

public final java.lang.StringBufferformat(java.lang.Object arguments, java.lang.StringBuffer result, java.text.FieldPosition pos)

Formats a map or array of objects and appends the MessageFormat's pattern, with format elements replaced by the formatted objects, to the provided StringBuffer.

public java.text.AttributedCharacterIteratorformatToCharacterIterator(java.lang.Object arguments)

Formats an array of objects and inserts them into the MessageFormat's pattern, producing an AttributedCharacterIterator.

public MessagePattern.ApostropheModegetApostropheMode()

{icu_annot::icu}

public java.util.Set<java.lang.String>getArgumentNames()

{icu_annot::icu} Returns the top-level argument names.

public java.text.FormatgetFormatByArgumentName(java.lang.String argumentName)

{icu_annot::icu} Returns the first top-level format associated with the given argument name.

public java.text.FormatgetFormats()

Returns the Format objects used for the format elements in the previously set pattern string.

public java.text.FormatgetFormatsByArgumentIndex()

Returns the Format objects used for the values passed into format methods or returned from parse methods.

public java.util.LocalegetLocale()

Returns the locale that's used when creating or comparing subformats.

public inthashCode()

icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0

public java.lang.Objectparse(java.lang.String source)

Parses text from the beginning of the given string to produce an object array.

public java.lang.Objectparse(java.lang.String source, java.text.ParsePosition pos)

Parses the string.

public java.lang.ObjectparseObject(java.lang.String source, java.text.ParsePosition pos)

Parses text from a string to produce an object array or Map.

public java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.lang.Object>parseToMap(java.lang.String source)

{icu_annot::icu} Parses text from the beginning of the given string to produce a map from argument to values.

public java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.lang.Object>parseToMap(java.lang.String source, java.text.ParsePosition pos)

{icu_annot::icu} Parses the string, returning the results in a Map.

public voidsetFormat(int formatElementIndex, java.text.Format newFormat)

Sets the Format object to use for the format element with the given format element index within the previously set pattern string.

public voidsetFormatByArgumentIndex(int argumentIndex, java.text.Format newFormat)

Sets the Format object to use for the format elements within the previously set pattern string that use the given argument index.

public voidsetFormatByArgumentName(java.lang.String argumentName, java.text.Format newFormat)

{icu_annot::icu} Sets the Format object to use for the format elements within the previously set pattern string that use the given argument name.

public voidsetFormats(java.text.Format newFormats[])

Sets the Format objects to use for the format elements in the previously set pattern string.

public voidsetFormatsByArgumentIndex(java.text.Format newFormats[])

Sets the Format objects to use for the values passed into format methods or returned from parse methods.

public voidsetFormatsByArgumentName(java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.text.Format> newFormats)

{icu_annot::icu} Sets the Format objects to use for the values passed into format methods or returned from parse methods.

public java.lang.StringtoPattern()

Returns the applied pattern string.

public booleanusesNamedArguments()

{icu_annot::icu} Returns true if this MessageFormat uses named arguments, and false otherwise.

from java.text.Formatclone, format, parseObject
from java.lang.Objectequals, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructors

public MessageFormat(Context context, java.lang.String pattern)

Constructs a MessageFormat for the default FORMAT locale and the specified pattern. Sets the locale and calls applyPattern(pattern).

Parameters:

pattern: the pattern for this message format

See also:

public MessageFormat(Context context, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.Locale locale)

Constructs a MessageFormat for the specified locale and pattern. Sets the locale and calls applyPattern(pattern).

Parameters:

pattern: the pattern for this message format
locale: the locale for this message format

Methods

public java.util.Locale getLocale()

Returns the locale that's used when creating or comparing subformats.

Returns:

the locale used when creating or comparing subformats icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0

public void applyPattern(java.lang.String pttrn)

Sets the pattern used by this message format. Parses the pattern and caches Format objects for simple argument types. Patterns and their interpretation are specified in the class description.

Parameters:

pttrn: the pattern for this message format

public void applyPattern(java.lang.String pattern, MessagePattern.ApostropheMode aposMode)

{icu_annot::icu} Sets the ApostropheMode and the pattern used by this message format. Parses the pattern and caches Format objects for simple argument types. Patterns and their interpretation are specified in the class description.

This method is best used only once on a given object to avoid confusion about the mode, and after constructing the object with an empty pattern string to minimize overhead.

Parameters:

pattern: the pattern for this message format
aposMode: the new ApostropheMode

See also:

public MessagePattern.ApostropheMode getApostropheMode()

{icu_annot::icu}

Returns:

this instance's ApostropheMode. icu_annot::stable ICU 4.8

public java.lang.String toPattern()

Returns the applied pattern string.

Returns:

the pattern string

public void setFormatsByArgumentIndex(java.text.Format newFormats[])

Sets the Format objects to use for the values passed into format methods or returned from parse methods. The indices of elements in newFormats correspond to the argument indices used in the previously set pattern string. The order of formats in newFormats thus corresponds to the order of elements in the arguments array passed to the format methods or the result array returned by the parse methods.

If an argument index is used for more than one format element in the pattern string, then the corresponding new format is used for all such format elements. If an argument index is not used for any format element in the pattern string, then the corresponding new format is ignored. If fewer formats are provided than needed, then only the formats for argument indices less than newFormats.length are replaced. This method is only supported if the format does not use named arguments, otherwise an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

Parameters:

newFormats: the new formats to use

public void setFormatsByArgumentName(java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.text.Format> newFormats)

{icu_annot::icu} Sets the Format objects to use for the values passed into format methods or returned from parse methods. The keys in newFormats are the argument names in the previously set pattern string, and the values are the formats.

Only argument names from the pattern string are considered. Extra keys in newFormats that do not correspond to an argument name are ignored. Similarly, if there is no format in newFormats for an argument name, the formatter for that argument remains unchanged.

This may be called on formats that do not use named arguments. In this case the map will be queried for key Strings that represent argument indices, e.g. "0", "1", "2" etc.

Parameters:

newFormats: a map from String to Format providing new formats for named arguments. icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8

public void setFormats(java.text.Format newFormats[])

Sets the Format objects to use for the format elements in the previously set pattern string. The order of formats in newFormats corresponds to the order of format elements in the pattern string.

If more formats are provided than needed by the pattern string, the remaining ones are ignored. If fewer formats are provided than needed, then only the first newFormats.length formats are replaced.

Since the order of format elements in a pattern string often changes during localization, it is generally better to use the setFormatsByArgumentIndex method, which assumes an order of formats corresponding to the order of elements in the arguments array passed to the format methods or the result array returned by the parse methods.

Parameters:

newFormats: the new formats to use

public void setFormatByArgumentIndex(int argumentIndex, java.text.Format newFormat)

Sets the Format object to use for the format elements within the previously set pattern string that use the given argument index. The argument index is part of the format element definition and represents an index into the arguments array passed to the format methods or the result array returned by the parse methods.

If the argument index is used for more than one format element in the pattern string, then the new format is used for all such format elements. If the argument index is not used for any format element in the pattern string, then the new format is ignored. This method is only supported when exclusively numbers are used for argument names. Otherwise an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

Parameters:

argumentIndex: the argument index for which to use the new format
newFormat: the new format to use

public void setFormatByArgumentName(java.lang.String argumentName, java.text.Format newFormat)

{icu_annot::icu} Sets the Format object to use for the format elements within the previously set pattern string that use the given argument name.

If the argument name is used for more than one format element in the pattern string, then the new format is used for all such format elements. If the argument name is not used for any format element in the pattern string, then the new format is ignored.

This API may be used on formats that do not use named arguments. In this case argumentName should be a String that names an argument index, e.g. "0", "1", "2"... etc. If it does not name a valid index, the format will be ignored. No error is thrown.

Parameters:

argumentName: the name of the argument to change
newFormat: the new format to use icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8

public void setFormat(int formatElementIndex, java.text.Format newFormat)

Sets the Format object to use for the format element with the given format element index within the previously set pattern string. The format element index is the zero-based number of the format element counting from the start of the pattern string.

Since the order of format elements in a pattern string often changes during localization, it is generally better to use the setFormatByArgumentIndex method, which accesses format elements based on the argument index they specify.

Parameters:

formatElementIndex: the index of a format element within the pattern
newFormat: the format to use for the specified format element

public java.text.Format getFormatsByArgumentIndex()

Returns the Format objects used for the values passed into format methods or returned from parse methods. The indices of elements in the returned array correspond to the argument indices used in the previously set pattern string. The order of formats in the returned array thus corresponds to the order of elements in the arguments array passed to the format methods or the result array returned by the parse methods.

If an argument index is used for more than one format element in the pattern string, then the format used for the last such format element is returned in the array. If an argument index is not used for any format element in the pattern string, then null is returned in the array. This method is only supported when exclusively numbers are used for argument names. Otherwise an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

Returns:

the formats used for the arguments within the pattern

public java.text.Format getFormats()

Returns the Format objects used for the format elements in the previously set pattern string. The order of formats in the returned array corresponds to the order of format elements in the pattern string.

Since the order of format elements in a pattern string often changes during localization, it's generally better to use the MessageFormat.getFormatsByArgumentIndex() method, which assumes an order of formats corresponding to the order of elements in the arguments array passed to the format methods or the result array returned by the parse methods. This method is only supported when exclusively numbers are used for argument names. Otherwise an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

Returns:

the formats used for the format elements in the pattern

public java.util.Set<java.lang.String> getArgumentNames()

{icu_annot::icu} Returns the top-level argument names. For more details, see MessageFormat.setFormatByArgumentName(String, Format).

Returns:

a Set of argument names icu_annot::stable ICU 4.8

public java.text.Format getFormatByArgumentName(java.lang.String argumentName)

{icu_annot::icu} Returns the first top-level format associated with the given argument name. For more details, see MessageFormat.setFormatByArgumentName(String, Format).

Parameters:

argumentName: The name of the desired argument.

Returns:

the Format associated with the name, or null if there isn't one. icu_annot::stable ICU 4.8

public final java.lang.StringBuffer format(java.lang.Object arguments[], java.lang.StringBuffer result, java.text.FieldPosition pos)

Formats an array of objects and appends the MessageFormat's pattern, with arguments replaced by the formatted objects, to the provided StringBuffer.

The text substituted for the individual format elements is derived from the current subformat of the format element and the arguments element at the format element's argument index as indicated by the first matching line of the following table. An argument is unavailable if arguments is null or has fewer than argumentIndex+1 elements. When an argument is unavailable no substitution is performed.

argType or Format value object Formatted Text
any unavailable "{" + argNameOrNumber + "}"
any null "null"
custom Format != null any customFormat.format(argument)
noneArg, or custom Format == null instanceof Number NumberFormat.getInstance(getLocale()).format(argument)
noneArg, or custom Format == null instanceof Date DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.SHORT, getLocale()).format(argument)
noneArg, or custom Format == null instanceof String argument
noneArg, or custom Format == null any argument.toString()
complexArg any result of recursive formatting of a selected sub-message

If pos is non-null, and refers to Field.ARGUMENT, the location of the first formatted string will be returned. This method is only supported when the format does not use named arguments, otherwise an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

Parameters:

arguments: an array of objects to be formatted and substituted.
result: where text is appended.
pos: On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.

public final java.lang.StringBuffer format(java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.lang.Object> arguments, java.lang.StringBuffer result, java.text.FieldPosition pos)

Formats a map of objects and appends the MessageFormat's pattern, with arguments replaced by the formatted objects, to the provided StringBuffer.

The text substituted for the individual format elements is derived from the current subformat of the format element and the arguments value corresponding to the format element's argument name.

A numbered pattern argument is matched with a map key that contains that number as an ASCII-decimal-digit string (without leading zero).

An argument is unavailable if arguments is null or does not have a value corresponding to an argument name in the pattern. When an argument is unavailable no substitution is performed.

Parameters:

arguments: a map of objects to be formatted and substituted.
result: where text is appended.
pos: On input: an alignment field, if desired. On output: the offsets of the alignment field.

Returns:

the passed-in StringBuffer icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8

public static java.lang.String format(Context context, java.lang.String pattern, java.lang.Object arguments[])

Creates a MessageFormat with the given pattern and uses it to format the given arguments. This is equivalent to

(new MessageFormat(pattern)).format(arguments, new StringBuffer(), null).toString()

public static java.lang.String format(Context context, java.lang.String pattern, java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.lang.Object> arguments)

Creates a MessageFormat with the given pattern and uses it to format the given arguments. The pattern must identifyarguments by name instead of by number.

See also: MessageFormat.format(Map, StringBuffer, FieldPosition), icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8

public boolean usesNamedArguments()

{icu_annot::icu} Returns true if this MessageFormat uses named arguments, and false otherwise. See class description.

Returns:

true if named arguments are used. icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8

public final java.lang.StringBuffer format(java.lang.Object arguments, java.lang.StringBuffer result, java.text.FieldPosition pos)

Formats a map or array of objects and appends the MessageFormat's pattern, with format elements replaced by the formatted objects, to the provided StringBuffer. This is equivalent to either of

format((Object[]) arguments, result, pos) format((Map) arguments, result, pos)
A map must be provided if this format uses named arguments, otherwise an IllegalArgumentException will be thrown.

Parameters:

arguments: a map or array of objects to be formatted
result: where text is appended
pos: On input: an alignment field, if desired On output: the offsets of the alignment field

public java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator formatToCharacterIterator(java.lang.Object arguments)

Formats an array of objects and inserts them into the MessageFormat's pattern, producing an AttributedCharacterIterator. You can use the returned AttributedCharacterIterator to build the resulting String, as well as to determine information about the resulting String.

The text of the returned AttributedCharacterIterator is the same that would be returned by

format(arguments, new StringBuffer(), null).toString()

In addition, the AttributedCharacterIterator contains at least attributes indicating where text was generated from an argument in the arguments array. The keys of these attributes are of type MessageFormat.Field, their values are Integer objects indicating the index in the arguments array of the argument from which the text was generated.

The attributes/value from the underlying Format instances that MessageFormat uses will also be placed in the resulting AttributedCharacterIterator. This allows you to not only find where an argument is placed in the resulting String, but also which fields it contains in turn.

Parameters:

arguments: an array of objects to be formatted and substituted.

Returns:

AttributedCharacterIterator describing the formatted value.

public java.lang.Object parse(java.lang.String source, java.text.ParsePosition pos)

Parses the string.

Caveats: The parse may fail in a number of circumstances. For example:

  • If one of the arguments does not occur in the pattern.
  • If the format of an argument loses information, such as with a choice format where a large number formats to "many".
  • Does not yet handle recursion (where the substituted strings contain {n} references.)
  • Will not always find a match (or the correct match) if some part of the parse is ambiguous. For example, if the pattern "{1},{2}" is used with the string arguments {"a,b", "c"}, it will format as "a,b,c". When the result is parsed, it will return {"a", "b,c"}.
  • If a single argument is parsed more than once in the string, then the later parse wins.
When the parse fails, use ParsePosition.getErrorIndex() to find out where in the string did the parsing failed. The returned error index is the starting offset of the sub-patterns that the string is comparing with. For example, if the parsing string "AAA {0} BBB" is comparing against the pattern "AAD {0} BBB", the error index is 0. When an error occurs, the call to this method will return null. If the source is null, return an empty array.

public java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.lang.Object> parseToMap(java.lang.String source, java.text.ParsePosition pos)

{icu_annot::icu} Parses the string, returning the results in a Map. This is similar to the version that returns an array of Object. This supports both named and numbered arguments-- if numbered, the keys in the map are the corresponding ASCII-decimal-digit strings (e.g. "0", "1", "2"...).

Parameters:

source: the text to parse
pos: the position at which to start parsing. on return, contains the result of the parse.

Returns:

a Map containing key/value pairs for each parsed argument. icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8

public java.lang.Object parse(java.lang.String source)

Parses text from the beginning of the given string to produce an object array. The method may not use the entire text of the given string.

See the MessageFormat.parse(String, ParsePosition) method for more information on message parsing.

Parameters:

source: A String whose beginning should be parsed.

Returns:

An Object array parsed from the string.

public java.util.Map<java.lang.String, java.lang.Object> parseToMap(java.lang.String source)

{icu_annot::icu} Parses text from the beginning of the given string to produce a map from argument to values. The method may not use the entire text of the given string.

See the MessageFormat.parse(String, ParsePosition) method for more information on message parsing.

Parameters:

source: A String whose beginning should be parsed.

Returns:

A Map parsed from the string.

See also: icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8

public java.lang.Object parseObject(java.lang.String source, java.text.ParsePosition pos)

Parses text from a string to produce an object array or Map.

The method attempts to parse text starting at the index given by pos. If parsing succeeds, then the index of pos is updated to the index after the last character used (parsing does not necessarily use all characters up to the end of the string), and the parsed object array is returned. The updated pos can be used to indicate the starting point for the next call to this method. If an error occurs, then the index of pos is not changed, the error index of pos is set to the index of the character where the error occurred, and null is returned.

See the MessageFormat.parse(String, ParsePosition) method for more information on message parsing.

Parameters:

source: A String, part of which should be parsed.
pos: A ParsePosition object with index and error index information as described above.

Returns:

An Object parsed from the string, either an array of Object, or a Map, depending on whether named arguments are used. This can be queried using usesNamedArguments. In case of error, returns null.

public int hashCode()

icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0

public static java.lang.String autoQuoteApostrophe(java.lang.String pattern)

{icu_annot::icu} Converts an 'apostrophe-friendly' pattern into a standard pattern. This is obsolete for ICU 4.8 and higher MessageFormat pattern strings. It can still be useful together with java.text.MessageFormat.

See the class description for more about apostrophes and quoting, and differences between ICU and java.text.MessageFormat.

java.text.MessageFormat and ICU 4.6 and earlier MessageFormat treat all ASCII apostrophes as quotes, which is problematic in some languages, e.g. French, where apostrophe is commonly used. This utility assumes that only an unpaired apostrophe immediately before a brace is a true quote. Other unpaired apostrophes are paired, and the resulting standard pattern string is returned.

Note: It is not guaranteed that the returned pattern is indeed a valid pattern. The only effect is to convert between patterns having different quoting semantics.

Note: This method only works on top-level messageText, not messageText nested inside a complexArg.

Parameters:

pattern: the 'apostrophe-friendly' pattern to convert

Returns:

the standard equivalent of the original pattern icu_annot::stable ICU 3.4

Source

/*
 **********************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2004-2014, International Business Machines
 * Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 **********************************************************************
 * Author: Alan Liu
 * Created: April 6, 2004
 * Since: ICU 3.0
 **********************************************************************
 */
package androidx.core.i18n.messageformat_icu.simple;

import android.content.Context;

import androidx.annotation.RestrictTo;
import androidx.core.i18n.DateTimeFormatter;
import androidx.core.i18n.DateTimeFormatterJdkStyleOptions;
import androidx.core.i18n.DateTimeFormatterSkeletonOptions;
import androidx.core.i18n.messageformat_icu.impl.PatternProps;
import androidx.core.i18n.messageformat_icu.simple.PluralRules.PluralType;
import androidx.core.i18n.messageformat_icu.text.MessagePattern;
import androidx.core.i18n.messageformat_icu.text.MessagePattern.ArgType;
import androidx.core.i18n.messageformat_icu.text.MessagePattern.Part;
import androidx.core.i18n.messageformat_icu.text.SelectFormat;
import androidx.core.i18n.messageformat_icu.util.ICUUncheckedIOException;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InvalidObjectException;
import java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator;
import java.text.AttributedCharacterIterator.Attribute;
import java.text.AttributedString;
import java.text.CharacterIterator;
import java.text.ChoiceFormat;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols;
import java.text.FieldPosition;
import java.text.Format;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.ParsePosition;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * {icu_annot::icuenhanced java.text.MessageFormat}.{icu_annot::icu _usage_}
 *
 * <p>MessageFormat prepares strings for display to users,
 * with optional arguments (variables/placeholders).
 * The arguments can occur in any order, which is necessary for translation
 * into languages with different grammars.
 *
 * <p>A MessageFormat is constructed from a <em>pattern</em> string
 * with arguments in {curly braces} which will be replaced by formatted values.
 *
 * <p><code>MessageFormat</code> differs from the other <code>Format</code>
 * classes in that you create a <code>MessageFormat</code> object with one
 * of its constructors (not with a <code>getInstance</code> style factory
 * method). Factory methods aren't necessary because <code>MessageFormat</code>
 * itself doesn't implement locale-specific behavior. Any locale-specific
 * behavior is defined by the pattern that you provide and the
 * subformats used for inserted arguments.
 *
 * <p>Arguments can be named (using identifiers) or numbered (using small ASCII-digit integers).
 * Some of the API methods work only with argument numbers and throw an exception
 * if the pattern has named arguments (see {@link #usesNamedArguments()}).
 *
 * <p>An argument might not specify any format type. In this case,
 * a Number value is formatted with a default (for the locale) NumberFormat,
 * a Date value is formatted with a default (for the locale) DateFormat,
 * and for any other value its toString() value is used.
 *
 * <p>An argument might specify a "simple" type for which the specified
 * Format object is created, cached and used.
 *
 * <p>An argument might have a "complex" type with nested MessageFormat sub-patterns.
 * During formatting, one of these sub-messages is selected according to the argument value
 * and recursively formatted.
 *
 * <p>After construction, a custom Format object can be set for
 * a top-level argument, overriding the default formatting and parsing behavior
 * for that argument.
 * However, custom formatting can be achieved more simply by writing
 * a typeless argument in the pattern string
 * and supplying it with a preformatted string value.
 *
 * <p>When formatting, MessageFormat takes a collection of argument values
 * and writes an output string.
 * The argument values may be passed as an array
 * (when the pattern contains only numbered arguments)
 * or as a Map (which works for both named and numbered arguments).
 *
 * <p>Each argument is matched with one of the input values by array index or map key
 * and formatted according to its pattern specification
 * (or using a custom Format object if one was set).
 * A numbered pattern argument is matched with a map key that contains that number
 * as an ASCII-decimal-digit string (without leading zero).
 *
 * <h3><a name="patterns">Patterns and Their Interpretation</a></h3>
 *
 * <code>MessageFormat</code> uses patterns of the following form:
 * <blockquote><pre>
 * message = messageText (argument messageText)*
 * argument = noneArg | simpleArg | complexArg
 * complexArg = choiceArg | pluralArg | selectArg | selectordinalArg
 *
 * noneArg = '{' argNameOrNumber '}'
 * simpleArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' argType [',' argStyle] '}'
 * choiceArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' "choice" ',' choiceStyle '}'
 * pluralArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' "plural" ',' pluralStyle '}'
 * selectArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' "select" ',' selectStyle '}'
 * selectordinalArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' "selectordinal" ',' pluralStyle '}'
 *
 * choiceStyle: see {@link ChoiceFormat}
 * pluralStyle: see {@link PluralFormat}
 * selectStyle: see {@link SelectFormat}
 *
 * argNameOrNumber = argName | argNumber
 * argName = [^[[:Pattern_Syntax:][:Pattern_White_Space:]]]+
 * argNumber = '0' | ('1'..'9' ('0'..'9')*)
 *
 * argType = "number" | "date" | "time" | "spellout" | "ordinal" | "duration"
 * argStyle = "short" | "medium" | "long" | "full" | "integer" | "currency" | "percent" | argStyleText | "::" argSkeletonText
 * </pre></blockquote>
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@code ::argSkeletonText} is only supported for {@code date} and {@code time},
 *       not {@code number}</li>
 *   <li>messageText can contain quoted literal strings including syntax characters.
 *       A quoted literal string begins with an ASCII apostrophe and a syntax character
 *       (usually a {curly brace}) and continues until the next single apostrophe.
 *       A double ASCII apostrophe inside or outside of a quoted string represents
 *       one literal apostrophe.
 *   <li>Quotable syntax characters are the {curly braces} in all messageText parts,
 *       plus the '#' sign in a messageText immediately inside a pluralStyle,
 *       and the '|' symbol in a messageText immediately inside a choiceStyle.
 *   <li>See also {@link MessagePattern.ApostropheMode}
 *   <li>In argStyleText, every single ASCII apostrophe begins and ends quoted literal text,
 *       and unquoted {curly braces} must occur in matched pairs.
 * </ul>
 *
 * <p>Recommendation: Use the real apostrophe (single quote) character \\u2019 for
 * human-readable text, and use the ASCII apostrophe (\\u0027 ' )
 * only in program syntax, like quoting in MessageFormat.
 * See the annotations for U+0027 Apostrophe in The Unicode Standard.
 *
 * <p>The <code>choice</code> argument type is deprecated.
 * Use <code>plural</code> arguments for proper plural selection,
 * and <code>select</code> arguments for simple selection among a fixed set of choices.
 *
 * <p>The <code>argType</code> and <code>argStyle</code> values are used to create
 * a <code>Format</code> instance for the format element. The following
 * table shows how the values map to Format instances. Combinations not
 * shown in the table are illegal. Any <code>argStyleText</code> must
 * be a valid pattern string for the Format subclass used.
 *
 * <table border=1>
 *    <tr>
 *       <th>argType
 *       <th>argStyle
 *       <th>resulting Format object
 *    <tr>
 *       <td colspan=2><i>(none)</i>
 *       <td><code>null</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td rowspan=5><code>number</code>
 *       <td><i>(none)</i>
 *       <td><code>NumberFormat.getInstance(getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>integer</code>
 *       <td><code>NumberFormat.getIntegerInstance(getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>currency</code>
 *       <td><code>NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>percent</code>
 *       <td><code>NumberFormat.getPercentInstance(getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><i>argStyleText</i>
 *       <td><code>new DecimalFormat(argStyleText, new DecimalFormatSymbols(getLocale()))</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td rowspan=7><code>date</code>
 *       <td><i>(none)</i>
 *       <td><code>DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>short</code>
 *       <td><code>DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>medium</code>
 *       <td><code>DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>long</code>
 *       <td><code>DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG, getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>full</code>
 *       <td><code>DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL, getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><i>argStyleText</i>
 *       <td><code>new SimpleDateFormat(argStyleText, getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><i>argSkeletonText</i>
 *       <td><code>DateFormat.getInstanceForSkeleton(argSkeletonText, getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td rowspan=6><code>time</code>
 *       <td><i>(none)</i>
 *       <td><code>DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>short</code>
 *       <td><code>DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>medium</code>
 *       <td><code>DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>long</code>
 *       <td><code>DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG, getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>full</code>
 *       <td><code>DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><i>argStyleText</i>
 *       <td><code>new SimpleDateFormat(argStyleText, getLocale())</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>spellout</code>
 *       <td><i>argStyleText (optional)</i>
 *       <td><code>new RuleBasedNumberFormat(getLocale(), RuleBasedNumberFormat.SPELLOUT)
 *           <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.setDefaultRuleset(argStyleText);</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>ordinal</code>
 *       <td><i>argStyleText (optional)</i>
 *       <td><code>new RuleBasedNumberFormat(getLocale(), RuleBasedNumberFormat.ORDINAL)
 *           <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.setDefaultRuleset(argStyleText);</code>
 *    <tr>
 *       <td><code>duration</code>
 *       <td><i>argStyleText (optional)</i>
 *       <td><code>new RuleBasedNumberFormat(getLocale(), RuleBasedNumberFormat.DURATION)
 *           <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.setDefaultRuleset(argStyleText);</code>
 * </table>
 *
 * <h4><a name="diffsjdk">Differences from java.text.MessageFormat</a></h4>
 *
 * <p>The ICU MessageFormat supports both named and numbered arguments,
 * while the JDK MessageFormat only supports numbered arguments.
 * Named arguments make patterns more readable.
 *
 * <p>ICU implements a more user-friendly apostrophe quoting syntax.
 * In message text, an apostrophe only begins quoting literal text
 * if it immediately precedes a syntax character (mostly {curly braces}).<br>
 * In the JDK MessageFormat, an apostrophe always begins quoting,
 * which requires common text like "don't" and "aujourd'hui"
 * to be written with doubled apostrophes like "don''t" and "aujourd''hui".
 * For more details see {@link MessagePattern.ApostropheMode}.
 *
 * <p>ICU does not create a ChoiceFormat object for a choiceArg, pluralArg or selectArg
 * but rather handles such arguments itself.
 * The JDK MessageFormat does create and use a ChoiceFormat object
 * (<code>new ChoiceFormat(argStyleText)</code>).
 * The JDK does not support plural and select arguments at all.

 * <p>Both the ICU and the JDK <code>MessageFormat</code> can control the argument
 * formats by using <code>argStyle</code>. But the JDK <code>MessageFormat</code> only
 * supports predefined formats and number / date / time pattern strings (which would need
 * to be localized).<br>
 * ICU supports everything the JDK does, and also number / date / time <b>skeletons</b> using the
 * <code>::</code> prefix (which automatically yield output appropriate for the
 * <code>MessageFormat</code> locale).</p>
 *
 * <h4>Argument formatting</h4>
 *
 * <p>Arguments are formatted according to their type, using the default
 * ICU formatters for those types, unless otherwise specified.
 * For unknown types, <code>MessageFormat</code> will call <code>toString()</code>.</p>
 *
 * <p>There are also several ways to control the formatting.</p>
 *
 * <p>We recommend you use default styles, predefined style values, skeletons,
 * or preformatted values, but not pattern strings or custom format objects.</p>
 *
 * <p>For more details, see the
 * <a href="https://unicode-org.github.io/icu/userguide/format_parse/messages">ICU User Guide</a>.</p>
 *
 * <h4>Usage Information</h4>
 *
 * <p>Here are some examples of usage:
 * <blockquote>
 * <pre>
 * Object[] arguments = {
 *     7,
 *     new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()),
 *     "a disturbance in the Force"
 * };
 *
 * String result = MessageFormat.format(
 *     "At {1,time,::jmm} on {1,date,::dMMMM}, there was {2} on planet {0,number,integer}.",
 *     arguments);
 *
 * <em>output</em>: At 4:34 PM on March 23, there was a disturbance
 *           in the Force on planet 7.
 *
 * </pre>
 * </blockquote>
 * Typically, the message format will come from resources, and the
 * arguments will be dynamically set at runtime.
 *
 * <p>Example 2:
 * <blockquote>
 * <pre>
 * Object[] testArgs = { 3, "MyDisk" };
 *
 * MessageFormat form = new MessageFormat(
 *     "The disk \"{1}\" contains {0} file(s).");
 *
 * System.out.println(form.format(testArgs));
 *
 * // output, with different testArgs
 * <em>output</em>: The disk "MyDisk" contains 0 file(s).
 * <em>output</em>: The disk "MyDisk" contains 1 file(s).
 * <em>output</em>: The disk "MyDisk" contains 1,273 file(s).
 * </pre>
 * </blockquote>
 *
 * <p>For messages that include plural forms, you can use a plural argument:
 * <pre>
 * MessageFormat msgFmt = new MessageFormat(
 *     "{num_files, plural, " +
 *     "=0{There are no files on disk \"{disk_name}\".}" +
 *     "=1{There is one file on disk \"{disk_name}\".}" +
 *     "other{There are # files on disk \"{disk_name}\".}}",
 *     ULocale.ENGLISH);
 * Map args = new HashMap();
 * args.put("num_files", 0);
 * args.put("disk_name", "MyDisk");
 * System.out.println(msgFmt.format(args));
 * args.put("num_files", 3);
 * System.out.println(msgFmt.format(args));
 *
 * <em>output</em>:
 * There are no files on disk "MyDisk".
 * There are 3 files on "MyDisk".
 * </pre>
 * See {@link PluralFormat} and {@link PluralRules} for details.
 *
 * <h4><a name="synchronization">Synchronization</a></h4>
 *
 * <p>MessageFormats are not synchronized.
 * It is recommended to create separate format instances for each thread.
 * If multiple threads access a format concurrently, it must be synchronized
 * externally.
 *
 * @see          java.util.Locale
 * @see          Format
 * @see          NumberFormat
 * @see          DecimalFormat
 * @see          ChoiceFormat
 * @see          PluralFormat
 * @see          SelectFormat
 * @author       Mark Davis
 * @author       Markus Scherer
 * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
 */
@RestrictTo(RestrictTo.Scope.LIBRARY)
public class MessageFormat extends Format {

    // Incremented by 1 for ICU 4.8's new format.
    static final long serialVersionUID = 7136212545847378652L;

    /**
     * Constructs a MessageFormat for the default <code>FORMAT</code> locale and the
     * specified pattern.
     * Sets the locale and calls applyPattern(pattern).
     *
     * @param pattern the pattern for this message format
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid
     * @see Category#FORMAT
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public MessageFormat(Context context, String pattern) {
        locale_ = Locale.getDefault();  // Category.FORMAT
        context_ = context;
        applyPattern(pattern);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a MessageFormat for the specified locale and
     * pattern.
     * Sets the locale and calls applyPattern(pattern).
     *
     * @param pattern the pattern for this message format
     * @param locale the locale for this message format
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public MessageFormat(Context context, String pattern, Locale locale) {
        locale_ = locale;
        context_ = context;
        applyPattern(pattern);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the locale that's used when creating or comparing subformats.
     *
     * @return the locale used when creating or comparing subformats
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public Locale getLocale() {
        return locale_;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the pattern used by this message format.
     * Parses the pattern and caches Format objects for simple argument types.
     * Patterns and their interpretation are specified in the
     * <a href="#patterns">class description</a>.
     *
     * @param pttrn the pattern for this message format
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public void applyPattern(String pttrn) {
        try {
            if (msgPattern == null) {
                msgPattern = new MessagePattern(pttrn);
            } else {
                msgPattern.parse(pttrn);
            }
            // Cache the formats that are explicitly mentioned in the message pattern.
            cacheExplicitFormats();
        } catch(RuntimeException e) {
            resetPattern();
            throw e;
        }
    }

    /**
     * {icu_annot::icu} Sets the ApostropheMode and the pattern used by this message format.
     * Parses the pattern and caches Format objects for simple argument types.
     * Patterns and their interpretation are specified in the
     * <a href="#patterns">class description</a>.
     * <p>
     * This method is best used only once on a given object to avoid confusion about the mode,
     * and after constructing the object with an empty pattern string to minimize overhead.
     *
     * @param pattern the pattern for this message format
     * @param aposMode the new ApostropheMode
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid
     * @see MessagePattern.ApostropheMode
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 4.8
     */
    public void applyPattern(String pattern, MessagePattern.ApostropheMode aposMode) {
        if (msgPattern == null) {
            msgPattern = new MessagePattern(aposMode);
        } else if (aposMode != msgPattern.getApostropheMode()) {
            msgPattern.clearPatternAndSetApostropheMode(aposMode);
        }
        applyPattern(pattern);
    }

    /**
     * {icu_annot::icu}
     * @return this instance's ApostropheMode.
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 4.8
     */
    public MessagePattern.ApostropheMode getApostropheMode() {
        if (msgPattern == null) {
            msgPattern = new MessagePattern();  // Sets the default mode.
        }
        return msgPattern.getApostropheMode();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the applied pattern string.
     * @return the pattern string
     * @throws IllegalStateException after custom Format objects have been set
     *         via setFormat() or similar APIs
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public String toPattern() {
        // Return the original, applied pattern string, or else "".
        // Note: This does not take into account
        // - changes from setFormat() and similar methods, or
        // - normalization of apostrophes and arguments, for example,
        //   whether some date/time/number formatter was created via a pattern
        //   but is equivalent to the "medium" default format.
        if (customFormatArgStarts != null) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(
                    "toPattern() is not supported after custom Format objects "+
                    "have been set via setFormat() or similar APIs");
        }
        if (msgPattern == null) {
            return "";
        }
        String originalPattern = msgPattern.getPatternString();
        return originalPattern == null ? "" : originalPattern;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the part index of the next ARG_START after partIndex, or -1 if there is none more.
     * @param partIndex Part index of the previous ARG_START (initially 0).
     */
    private int nextTopLevelArgStart(int partIndex) {
        if (partIndex != 0) {
            partIndex = msgPattern.getLimitPartIndex(partIndex);
        }
        for (;;) {
            MessagePattern.Part.Type type = msgPattern.getPartType(++partIndex);
            if (type == MessagePattern.Part.Type.ARG_START) {
                return partIndex;
            }
            if (type == MessagePattern.Part.Type.MSG_LIMIT) {
                return -1;
            }
        }
    }

    private boolean argNameMatches(int partIndex, String argName, int argNumber) {
        Part part = msgPattern.getPart(partIndex);
        return part.getType() == MessagePattern.Part.Type.ARG_NAME ?
            msgPattern.partSubstringMatches(part, argName) :
            part.getValue() == argNumber;  // ARG_NUMBER
    }

    private String getArgName(int partIndex) {
        Part part = msgPattern.getPart(partIndex);
        if (part.getType() == MessagePattern.Part.Type.ARG_NAME) {
            return msgPattern.getSubstring(part);
        } else {
            return Integer.toString(part.getValue());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Format objects to use for the values passed into
     * <code>format</code> methods or returned from <code>parse</code>
     * methods. The indices of elements in <code>newFormats</code>
     * correspond to the argument indices used in the previously set
     * pattern string.
     * The order of formats in <code>newFormats</code> thus corresponds to
     * the order of elements in the <code>arguments</code> array passed
     * to the <code>format</code> methods or the result array returned
     * by the <code>parse</code> methods.
     * <p>
     * If an argument index is used for more than one format element
     * in the pattern string, then the corresponding new format is used
     * for all such format elements. If an argument index is not used
     * for any format element in the pattern string, then the
     * corresponding new format is ignored. If fewer formats are provided
     * than needed, then only the formats for argument indices less
     * than <code>newFormats.length</code> are replaced.
     *
     * This method is only supported if the format does not use
     * named arguments, otherwise an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
     *
     * @param newFormats the new formats to use
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>newFormats</code> is null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this formatter uses named arguments
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public void setFormatsByArgumentIndex(Format[] newFormats) {
        if (msgPattern.hasNamedArguments()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "This method is not available in MessageFormat objects " +
                    "that use alphanumeric argument names.");
        }
        for (int partIndex = 0; (partIndex = nextTopLevelArgStart(partIndex)) >= 0;) {
            int argNumber = msgPattern.getPart(partIndex + 1).getValue();
            if (argNumber < newFormats.length) {
                setCustomArgStartFormat(partIndex, newFormats[argNumber]);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * {icu_annot::icu} Sets the Format objects to use for the values passed into
     * <code>format</code> methods or returned from <code>parse</code>
     * methods. The keys in <code>newFormats</code> are the argument
     * names in the previously set pattern string, and the values
     * are the formats.
     * <p>
     * Only argument names from the pattern string are considered.
     * Extra keys in <code>newFormats</code> that do not correspond
     * to an argument name are ignored.  Similarly, if there is no
     * format in newFormats for an argument name, the formatter
     * for that argument remains unchanged.
     * <p>
     * This may be called on formats that do not use named arguments.
     * In this case the map will be queried for key Strings that
     * represent argument indices, e.g. "0", "1", "2" etc.
     *
     * @param newFormats a map from String to Format providing new
     *        formats for named arguments.
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8
     */
    public void setFormatsByArgumentName(Map<String, Format> newFormats) {
        for (int partIndex = 0; (partIndex = nextTopLevelArgStart(partIndex)) >= 0;) {
            String key = getArgName(partIndex + 1);
            if (newFormats.containsKey(key)) {
                setCustomArgStartFormat(partIndex, newFormats.get(key));
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Format objects to use for the format elements in the
     * previously set pattern string.
     * The order of formats in <code>newFormats</code> corresponds to
     * the order of format elements in the pattern string.
     * <p>
     * If more formats are provided than needed by the pattern string,
     * the remaining ones are ignored. If fewer formats are provided
     * than needed, then only the first <code>newFormats.length</code>
     * formats are replaced.
     * <p>
     * Since the order of format elements in a pattern string often
     * changes during localization, it is generally better to use the
     * {@link #setFormatsByArgumentIndex setFormatsByArgumentIndex}
     * method, which assumes an order of formats corresponding to the
     * order of elements in the <code>arguments</code> array passed to
     * the <code>format</code> methods or the result array returned by
     * the <code>parse</code> methods.
     *
     * @param newFormats the new formats to use
     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>newFormats</code> is null
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public void setFormats(Format[] newFormats) {
        int formatNumber = 0;
        for (int partIndex = 0;
                formatNumber < newFormats.length &&
                (partIndex = nextTopLevelArgStart(partIndex)) >= 0;) {
            setCustomArgStartFormat(partIndex, newFormats[formatNumber]);
            ++formatNumber;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Format object to use for the format elements within the
     * previously set pattern string that use the given argument
     * index.
     * The argument index is part of the format element definition and
     * represents an index into the <code>arguments</code> array passed
     * to the <code>format</code> methods or the result array returned
     * by the <code>parse</code> methods.
     * <p>
     * If the argument index is used for more than one format element
     * in the pattern string, then the new format is used for all such
     * format elements. If the argument index is not used for any format
     * element in the pattern string, then the new format is ignored.
     *
     * This method is only supported when exclusively numbers are used for
     * argument names. Otherwise an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
     *
     * @param argumentIndex the argument index for which to use the new format
     * @param newFormat the new format to use
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this format uses named arguments
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public void setFormatByArgumentIndex(int argumentIndex, Format newFormat) {
        if (msgPattern.hasNamedArguments()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "This method is not available in MessageFormat objects " +
                    "that use alphanumeric argument names.");
        }
        for (int partIndex = 0; (partIndex = nextTopLevelArgStart(partIndex)) >= 0;) {
            if (msgPattern.getPart(partIndex + 1).getValue() == argumentIndex) {
                setCustomArgStartFormat(partIndex, newFormat);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * {icu_annot::icu} Sets the Format object to use for the format elements within the
     * previously set pattern string that use the given argument
     * name.
     * <p>
     * If the argument name is used for more than one format element
     * in the pattern string, then the new format is used for all such
     * format elements. If the argument name is not used for any format
     * element in the pattern string, then the new format is ignored.
     * <p>
     * This API may be used on formats that do not use named arguments.
     * In this case <code>argumentName</code> should be a String that names
     * an argument index, e.g. "0", "1", "2"... etc.  If it does not name
     * a valid index, the format will be ignored.  No error is thrown.
     *
     * @param argumentName the name of the argument to change
     * @param newFormat the new format to use
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8
     */
    public void setFormatByArgumentName(String argumentName, Format newFormat) {
        int argNumber = MessagePattern.validateArgumentName(argumentName);
        if (argNumber < MessagePattern.ARG_NAME_NOT_NUMBER) {
            return;
        }
        for (int partIndex = 0; (partIndex = nextTopLevelArgStart(partIndex)) >= 0;) {
            if (argNameMatches(partIndex + 1, argumentName, argNumber)) {
                setCustomArgStartFormat(partIndex, newFormat);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets the Format object to use for the format element with the given
     * format element index within the previously set pattern string.
     * The format element index is the zero-based number of the format
     * element counting from the start of the pattern string.
     * <p>
     * Since the order of format elements in a pattern string often
     * changes during localization, it is generally better to use the
     * {@link #setFormatByArgumentIndex setFormatByArgumentIndex}
     * method, which accesses format elements based on the argument
     * index they specify.
     *
     * @param formatElementIndex the index of a format element within the pattern
     * @param newFormat the format to use for the specified format element
     * @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if formatElementIndex is equal to or
     *            larger than the number of format elements in the pattern string
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public void setFormat(int formatElementIndex, Format newFormat) {
        int formatNumber = 0;
        for (int partIndex = 0; (partIndex = nextTopLevelArgStart(partIndex)) >= 0;) {
            if (formatNumber == formatElementIndex) {
                setCustomArgStartFormat(partIndex, newFormat);
                return;
            }
            ++formatNumber;
        }
        throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(formatElementIndex);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the Format objects used for the values passed into
     * <code>format</code> methods or returned from <code>parse</code>
     * methods. The indices of elements in the returned array
     * correspond to the argument indices used in the previously set
     * pattern string.
     * The order of formats in the returned array thus corresponds to
     * the order of elements in the <code>arguments</code> array passed
     * to the <code>format</code> methods or the result array returned
     * by the <code>parse</code> methods.
     * <p>
     * If an argument index is used for more than one format element
     * in the pattern string, then the format used for the last such
     * format element is returned in the array. If an argument index
     * is not used for any format element in the pattern string, then
     * null is returned in the array.
     *
     * This method is only supported when exclusively numbers are used for
     * argument names. Otherwise an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
     *
     * @return the formats used for the arguments within the pattern
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this format uses named arguments
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public Format[] getFormatsByArgumentIndex() {
        if (msgPattern.hasNamedArguments()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "This method is not available in MessageFormat objects " +
                    "that use alphanumeric argument names.");
        }
        ArrayList<Format> list = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int partIndex = 0; (partIndex = nextTopLevelArgStart(partIndex)) >= 0;) {
            int argNumber = msgPattern.getPart(partIndex + 1).getValue();
            while (argNumber >= list.size()) {
                list.add(null);
            }
            list.set(argNumber, cachedFormatters == null ? null : cachedFormatters.get(partIndex));
        }
        return list.toArray(new Format[list.size()]);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the Format objects used for the format elements in the
     * previously set pattern string.
     * The order of formats in the returned array corresponds to
     * the order of format elements in the pattern string.
     * <p>
     * Since the order of format elements in a pattern string often
     * changes during localization, it's generally better to use the
     * {@link #getFormatsByArgumentIndex()}
     * method, which assumes an order of formats corresponding to the
     * order of elements in the <code>arguments</code> array passed to
     * the <code>format</code> methods or the result array returned by
     * the <code>parse</code> methods.
     *
     * This method is only supported when exclusively numbers are used for
     * argument names. Otherwise an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
     *
     * @return the formats used for the format elements in the pattern
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this format uses named arguments
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public Format[] getFormats() {
        ArrayList<Format> list = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int partIndex = 0; (partIndex = nextTopLevelArgStart(partIndex)) >= 0;) {
            list.add(cachedFormatters == null ? null : cachedFormatters.get(partIndex));
        }
        return list.toArray(new Format[list.size()]);
    }

    /**
     * {icu_annot::icu} Returns the top-level argument names. For more details, see
     * {@link #setFormatByArgumentName(String, Format)}.
     * @return a Set of argument names
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 4.8
     */
    public Set<String> getArgumentNames() {
        Set<String> result = new HashSet<>();
        for (int partIndex = 0; (partIndex = nextTopLevelArgStart(partIndex)) >= 0;) {
            result.add(getArgName(partIndex + 1));
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * {icu_annot::icu} Returns the first top-level format associated with the given argument name.
     * For more details, see {@link #setFormatByArgumentName(String, Format)}.
     * @param argumentName The name of the desired argument.
     * @return the Format associated with the name, or null if there isn't one.
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 4.8
     */
    public Format getFormatByArgumentName(String argumentName) {
        if (cachedFormatters == null) {
            return null;
        }
        int argNumber = MessagePattern.validateArgumentName(argumentName);
        if (argNumber < MessagePattern.ARG_NAME_NOT_NUMBER) {
            return null;
        }
        for (int partIndex = 0; (partIndex = nextTopLevelArgStart(partIndex)) >= 0;) {
            if (argNameMatches(partIndex + 1, argumentName, argNumber)) {
                return cachedFormatters.get(partIndex);
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Formats an array of objects and appends the <code>MessageFormat</code>'s
     * pattern, with arguments replaced by the formatted objects, to the
     * provided <code>StringBuffer</code>.
     * <p>
     * The text substituted for the individual format elements is derived from
     * the current subformat of the format element and the
     * <code>arguments</code> element at the format element's argument index
     * as indicated by the first matching line of the following table. An
     * argument is <i>unavailable</i> if <code>arguments</code> is
     * <code>null</code> or has fewer than argumentIndex+1 elements.  When
     * an argument is unavailable no substitution is performed.
     *
     * <table border=1>
     *    <tr>
     *       <th>argType or Format
     *       <th>value object
     *       <th>Formatted Text
     *    <tr>
     *       <td><i>any</i>
     *       <td><i>unavailable</i>
     *       <td><code>"{" + argNameOrNumber + "}"</code>
     *    <tr>
     *       <td><i>any</i>
     *       <td><code>null</code>
     *       <td><code>"null"</code>
     *    <tr>
     *       <td>custom Format <code>!= null</code>
     *       <td><i>any</i>
     *       <td><code>customFormat.format(argument)</code>
     *    <tr>
     *       <td>noneArg, or custom Format <code>== null</code>
     *       <td><code>instanceof Number</code>
     *       <td><code>NumberFormat.getInstance(getLocale()).format(argument)</code>
     *    <tr>
     *       <td>noneArg, or custom Format <code>== null</code>
     *       <td><code>instanceof Date</code>
     *       <td><code>DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT,
     *           DateFormat.SHORT, getLocale()).format(argument)</code>
     *    <tr>
     *       <td>noneArg, or custom Format <code>== null</code>
     *       <td><code>instanceof String</code>
     *       <td><code>argument</code>
     *    <tr>
     *       <td>noneArg, or custom Format <code>== null</code>
     *       <td><i>any</i>
     *       <td><code>argument.toString()</code>
     *    <tr>
     *       <td>complexArg
     *       <td><i>any</i>
     *       <td>result of recursive formatting of a selected sub-message
     * </table>
     * <p>
     * If <code>pos</code> is non-null, and refers to
     * <code>Field.ARGUMENT</code>, the location of the first formatted
     * string will be returned.
     *
     * This method is only supported when the format does not use named
     * arguments, otherwise an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
     *
     * @param arguments an array of objects to be formatted and substituted.
     * @param result where text is appended.
     * @param pos On input: an alignment field, if desired.
     *            On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a value in the
     *         <code>arguments</code> array is not of the type
     *         expected by the corresponding argument or custom Format object.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this format uses named arguments
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public final StringBuffer format(Object[] arguments, StringBuffer result,
                                     FieldPosition pos)
    {
        format(arguments, null, new AppendableWrapper(result), pos);
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Formats a map of objects and appends the <code>MessageFormat</code>'s
     * pattern, with arguments replaced by the formatted objects, to the
     * provided <code>StringBuffer</code>.
     * <p>
     * The text substituted for the individual format elements is derived from
     * the current subformat of the format element and the
     * <code>arguments</code> value corresponding to the format element's
     * argument name.
     * <p>
     * A numbered pattern argument is matched with a map key that contains that number
     * as an ASCII-decimal-digit string (without leading zero).
     * <p>
     * An argument is <i>unavailable</i> if <code>arguments</code> is
     * <code>null</code> or does not have a value corresponding to an argument
     * name in the pattern.  When an argument is unavailable no substitution
     * is performed.
     *
     * @param arguments a map of objects to be formatted and substituted.
     * @param result where text is appended.
     * @param pos On input: an alignment field, if desired.
     *            On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a value in the
     *         <code>arguments</code> array is not of the type
     *         expected by the corresponding argument or custom Format object.
     * @return the passed-in StringBuffer
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8
     */
    public final StringBuffer format(Map<String, Object> arguments, StringBuffer result,
                                     FieldPosition pos) {
        format(null, arguments, new AppendableWrapper(result), pos);
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a MessageFormat with the given pattern and uses it
     * to format the given arguments. This is equivalent to
     * <blockquote>
     *     <code>(new {@link #MessageFormat(String) MessageFormat}(pattern)).{@link
     *     #format(java.lang.Object[], java.lang.StringBuffer, java.text.FieldPosition)
     *     format}(arguments, new StringBuffer(), null).toString()</code>
     * </blockquote>
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a value in the
     *         <code>arguments</code> array is not of the type
     *         expected by the corresponding argument or custom Format object.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this format uses named arguments
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public static String format(Context context, String pattern, Object... arguments) {
        MessageFormat temp = new MessageFormat(context, pattern);
        return temp.format(arguments);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a MessageFormat with the given pattern and uses it to
     * format the given arguments.  The pattern must identifyarguments
     * by name instead of by number.
     * <p>
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the pattern is invalid
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a value in the
     *         <code>arguments</code> array is not of the type
     *         expected by the corresponding argument or custom Format object.
     * @see #format(Map, StringBuffer, FieldPosition)
     * @see #format(String, Object[])
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8
     */
    public static String format(Context context, String pattern, Map<String, Object> arguments) {
        MessageFormat temp = new MessageFormat(context, pattern);
        return temp.format(arguments);
    }

    /**
     * {icu_annot::icu} Returns true if this MessageFormat uses named arguments,
     * and false otherwise.  See class description.
     *
     * @return true if named arguments are used.
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8
     */
    public boolean usesNamedArguments() {
        return msgPattern.hasNamedArguments();
    }

    // Overrides
    /**
     * Formats a map or array of objects and appends the <code>MessageFormat</code>'s
     * pattern, with format elements replaced by the formatted objects, to the
     * provided <code>StringBuffer</code>.
     * This is equivalent to either of
     * <blockquote>
     *     <code>{@link #format(java.lang.Object[], java.lang.StringBuffer,
     *     java.text.FieldPosition) format}((Object[]) arguments, result, pos)</code>
     *     <code>{@link #format(java.util.Map, java.lang.StringBuffer,
     *     java.text.FieldPosition) format}((Map) arguments, result, pos)</code>
     * </blockquote>
     * A map must be provided if this format uses named arguments, otherwise
     * an IllegalArgumentException will be thrown.
     * @param arguments a map or array of objects to be formatted
     * @param result where text is appended
     * @param pos On input: an alignment field, if desired
     *            On output: the offsets of the alignment field
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an argument in
     *         <code>arguments</code> is not of the type
     *         expected by the format element(s) that use it
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>arguments</code> is
     *         an array of Object and this format uses named arguments
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    @Override
    public final StringBuffer format(Object arguments, StringBuffer result,
                                     FieldPosition pos)
    {
        format(arguments, new AppendableWrapper(result), pos);
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Formats an array of objects and inserts them into the
     * <code>MessageFormat</code>'s pattern, producing an
     * <code>AttributedCharacterIterator</code>.
     * You can use the returned <code>AttributedCharacterIterator</code>
     * to build the resulting String, as well as to determine information
     * about the resulting String.
     * <p>
     * The text of the returned <code>AttributedCharacterIterator</code> is
     * the same that would be returned by
     * <blockquote>
     *     <code>{@link #format(java.lang.Object[], java.lang.StringBuffer,
     *     java.text.FieldPosition) format}(arguments, new StringBuffer(), null).toString()</code>
     * </blockquote>
     * <p>
     * In addition, the <code>AttributedCharacterIterator</code> contains at
     * least attributes indicating where text was generated from an
     * argument in the <code>arguments</code> array. The keys of these attributes are of
     * type <code>MessageFormat.Field</code>, their values are
     * <code>Integer</code> objects indicating the index in the <code>arguments</code>
     * array of the argument from which the text was generated.
     * <p>
     * The attributes/value from the underlying <code>Format</code>
     * instances that <code>MessageFormat</code> uses will also be
     * placed in the resulting <code>AttributedCharacterIterator</code>.
     * This allows you to not only find where an argument is placed in the
     * resulting String, but also which fields it contains in turn.
     *
     * @param arguments an array of objects to be formatted and substituted.
     * @return AttributedCharacterIterator describing the formatted value.
     * @exception NullPointerException if <code>arguments</code> is null.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a value in the
     *         <code>arguments</code> array is not of the type
     *         expected by the corresponding argument or custom Format object.
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8
     */
    @Override
    public AttributedCharacterIterator formatToCharacterIterator(Object arguments) {
        if (arguments == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException(
                   "formatToCharacterIterator must be passed non-null object");
        }
        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
        AppendableWrapper wrapper = new AppendableWrapper(result);
        wrapper.useAttributes();
        format(arguments, wrapper, null);
        AttributedString as = new AttributedString(result.toString());
        for (AttributeAndPosition a : wrapper.attributes) {
            as.addAttribute(a.key, a.value, a.start, a.limit);
        }
        return as.getIterator();
    }

    /**
     * Parses the string.
     *
     * <p>Caveats: The parse may fail in a number of circumstances.
     * For example:
     * <ul>
     * <li>If one of the arguments does not occur in the pattern.
     * <li>If the format of an argument loses information, such as
     *     with a choice format where a large number formats to "many".
     * <li>Does not yet handle recursion (where
     *     the substituted strings contain {n} references.)
     * <li>Will not always find a match (or the correct match)
     *     if some part of the parse is ambiguous.
     *     For example, if the pattern "{1},{2}" is used with the
     *     string arguments {"a,b", "c"}, it will format as "a,b,c".
     *     When the result is parsed, it will return {"a", "b,c"}.
     * <li>If a single argument is parsed more than once in the string,
     *     then the later parse wins.
     * </ul>
     * When the parse fails, use ParsePosition.getErrorIndex() to find out
     * where in the string did the parsing failed. The returned error
     * index is the starting offset of the sub-patterns that the string
     * is comparing with. For example, if the parsing string "AAA {0} BBB"
     * is comparing against the pattern "AAD {0} BBB", the error index is
     * 0. When an error occurs, the call to this method will return null.
     * If the source is null, return an empty array.
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this format uses named arguments
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public Object[] parse(String source, ParsePosition pos) {
        if (msgPattern.hasNamedArguments()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                    "This method is not available in MessageFormat objects " +
                    "that use named argument.");
        }

        // Count how many slots we need in the array.
        int maxArgId = -1;
        for (int partIndex = 0; (partIndex = nextTopLevelArgStart(partIndex)) >= 0;) {
            int argNumber=msgPattern.getPart(partIndex + 1).getValue();
            if (argNumber > maxArgId) {
                maxArgId = argNumber;
            }
        }
        Object[] resultArray = new Object[maxArgId + 1];

        int backupStartPos = pos.getIndex();
        parse(0, source, pos, resultArray, null);
        if (pos.getIndex() == backupStartPos) { // unchanged, returned object is null
            return null;
        }

        return resultArray;
    }

    /**
     * {icu_annot::icu} Parses the string, returning the results in a Map.
     * This is similar to the version that returns an array
     * of Object.  This supports both named and numbered
     * arguments-- if numbered, the keys in the map are the
     * corresponding ASCII-decimal-digit strings (e.g. "0", "1", "2"...).
     *
     * @param source the text to parse
     * @param pos the position at which to start parsing.  on return,
     *        contains the result of the parse.
     * @return a Map containing key/value pairs for each parsed argument.
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8
     */
    public Map<String, Object> parseToMap(String source, ParsePosition pos)  {
        Map<String, Object> result = new HashMap<>();
        int backupStartPos = pos.getIndex();
        parse(0, source, pos, null, result);
        if (pos.getIndex() == backupStartPos) {
            return null;
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Parses text from the beginning of the given string to produce an object
     * array.
     * The method may not use the entire text of the given string.
     * <p>
     * See the {@link #parse(String, ParsePosition)} method for more information
     * on message parsing.
     *
     * @param source A <code>String</code> whose beginning should be parsed.
     * @return An <code>Object</code> array parsed from the string.
     * @exception ParseException if the beginning of the specified string cannot be parsed.
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if this format uses named arguments
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    public Object[] parse(String source) throws ParseException {
        ParsePosition pos = new ParsePosition(0);
        Object[] result = parse(source, pos);
        if (pos.getIndex() == 0) // unchanged, returned object is null
            throw new ParseException("MessageFormat parse error!",
                                     pos.getErrorIndex());

        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Parses the string, filling either the Map or the Array.
     * This is a private method that all the public parsing methods call.
     * This supports both named and numbered
     * arguments-- if numbered, the keys in the map are the
     * corresponding ASCII-decimal-digit strings (e.g. "0", "1", "2"...).
     *
     * @param msgStart index in the message pattern to start from.
     * @param source the text to parse
     * @param pos the position at which to start parsing.  on return,
     *        contains the result of the parse.
     * @param args if not null, the parse results will be filled here (The pattern
     *        has to have numbered arguments in order for this to not be null).
     * @param argsMap if not null, the parse results will be filled here.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("IncrementInForLoopAndHeader")
    private void parse(int msgStart, String source, ParsePosition pos,
                       Object[] args, Map<String, Object> argsMap) {
        if (source == null) {
            return;
        }
        String msgString=msgPattern.getPatternString();
        int prevIndex=msgPattern.getPart(msgStart).getLimit();
        int sourceOffset = pos.getIndex();
        ParsePosition tempStatus = new ParsePosition(0);

        for(int i=msgStart+1; ; ++i) {
            Part part=msgPattern.getPart(i);
            Part.Type type=part.getType();
            int index=part.getIndex();
            // Make sure the literal string matches.
            int len = index - prevIndex;
            if (len == 0 || msgString.regionMatches(prevIndex, source, sourceOffset, len)) {
                sourceOffset += len;
                prevIndex += len;
            } else {
                pos.setErrorIndex(sourceOffset);
                return; // leave index as is to signal error
            }
            if(type==Part.Type.MSG_LIMIT) {
                // Things went well! Done.
                pos.setIndex(sourceOffset);
                return;
            }
            if(type==Part.Type.SKIP_SYNTAX || type==Part.Type.INSERT_CHAR) {
                prevIndex=part.getLimit();
                continue;
            }
            // We do not support parsing Plural formats. (No REPLACE_NUMBER here.)
            assert type==Part.Type.ARG_START : "Unexpected Part "+part+" in parsed message.";
            int argLimit=msgPattern.getLimitPartIndex(i);

            ArgType argType=part.getArgType();
            part=msgPattern.getPart(++i);
            // Compute the argId, so we can use it as a key.
            Object argId=null;
            int argNumber = 0;
            String key = null;
            if(args!=null) {
                argNumber=part.getValue();  // ARG_NUMBER
                argId = Integer.valueOf(argNumber);
            } else {
                if(part.getType()==MessagePattern.Part.Type.ARG_NAME) {
                    key=msgPattern.getSubstring(part);
                } else /* ARG_NUMBER */ {
                    key=Integer.toString(part.getValue());
                }
                argId = key;
            }

            ++i;
            Format formatter = null;
            boolean haveArgResult = false;
            Object argResult = null;
            if(cachedFormatters!=null && (formatter=cachedFormatters.get(i - 2))!=null) {
                // Just parse using the formatter.
                tempStatus.setIndex(sourceOffset);
                argResult = formatter.parseObject(source, tempStatus);
                if (tempStatus.getIndex() == sourceOffset) {
                    pos.setErrorIndex(sourceOffset);
                    return; // leave index as is to signal error
                }
                haveArgResult = true;
                sourceOffset = tempStatus.getIndex();
            } else if(
                    argType==ArgType.NONE ||
                    (cachedFormatters!=null && cachedFormatters.containsKey(i - 2))) {
                // Match as a string.
                // if at end, use longest possible match
                // otherwise uses first match to intervening string
                // does NOT recursively try all possibilities
                String stringAfterArgument = getLiteralStringUntilNextArgument(argLimit);
                int next;
                if (stringAfterArgument.length() != 0) {
                    next = source.indexOf(stringAfterArgument, sourceOffset);
                } else {
                    next = source.length();
                }
                if (next < 0) {
                    pos.setErrorIndex(sourceOffset);
                    return; // leave index as is to signal error
                } else {
                    String strValue = source.substring(sourceOffset, next);
                    if (!strValue.equals("{" + argId.toString() + "}")) {
                        haveArgResult = true;
                        argResult = strValue;
                    }
                    sourceOffset = next;
                }
            } else if(argType==ArgType.CHOICE) {
                tempStatus.setIndex(sourceOffset);
                double choiceResult = parseChoiceArgument(msgPattern, i, source, tempStatus);
                if (tempStatus.getIndex() == sourceOffset) {
                    pos.setErrorIndex(sourceOffset);
                    return; // leave index as is to signal error
                }
                argResult = choiceResult;
                haveArgResult = true;
                sourceOffset = tempStatus.getIndex();
            } else if(argType.hasPluralStyle() || argType==ArgType.SELECT) {
                // No can do!
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
                        "Parsing of plural/select/selectordinal argument is not supported.");
            } else {
                // This should never happen.
                throw new IllegalStateException("unexpected argType "+argType);
            }
            if (haveArgResult) {
                if (args != null) {
                    args[argNumber] = argResult;
                } else if (argsMap != null) {
                    argsMap.put(key, argResult);
                }
            }
            prevIndex=msgPattern.getPart(argLimit).getLimit();
            i=argLimit;
        }
    }

    /**
     * {icu_annot::icu} Parses text from the beginning of the given string to produce a map from
     * argument to values. The method may not use the entire text of the given string.
     *
     * <p>See the {@link #parse(String, ParsePosition)} method for more information on
     * message parsing.
     *
     * @param source A <code>String</code> whose beginning should be parsed.
     * @return A <code>Map</code> parsed from the string.
     * @throws ParseException if the beginning of the specified string cannot
     *         be parsed.
     * @see #parseToMap(String, ParsePosition)
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8
     */
    public Map<String, Object> parseToMap(String source) throws ParseException {
        ParsePosition pos = new ParsePosition(0);
        Map<String, Object> result = new HashMap<>();
        parse(0, source, pos, null, result);
        if (pos.getIndex() == 0) // unchanged, returned object is null
            throw new ParseException("MessageFormat parse error!",
                                     pos.getErrorIndex());

        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Parses text from a string to produce an object array or Map.
     * <p>
     * The method attempts to parse text starting at the index given by
     * <code>pos</code>.
     * If parsing succeeds, then the index of <code>pos</code> is updated
     * to the index after the last character used (parsing does not necessarily
     * use all characters up to the end of the string), and the parsed
     * object array is returned. The updated <code>pos</code> can be used to
     * indicate the starting point for the next call to this method.
     * If an error occurs, then the index of <code>pos</code> is not
     * changed, the error index of <code>pos</code> is set to the index of
     * the character where the error occurred, and null is returned.
     * <p>
     * See the {@link #parse(String, ParsePosition)} method for more information
     * on message parsing.
     *
     * @param source A <code>String</code>, part of which should be parsed.
     * @param pos A <code>ParsePosition</code> object with index and error
     *            index information as described above.
     * @return An <code>Object</code> parsed from the string, either an
     *         array of Object, or a Map, depending on whether named
     *         arguments are used.  This can be queried using <code>usesNamedArguments</code>.
     *         In case of error, returns null.
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>pos</code> is null.
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    @Override
    public Object parseObject(String source, ParsePosition pos) {
        if (!msgPattern.hasNamedArguments()) {
            return parse(source, pos);
        } else {
            return parseToMap(source, pos);
        }
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj)                      // quick check
            return true;
        if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass())
            return false;
        MessageFormat other = (MessageFormat) obj;
        return Objects.equals(ulocale, other.ulocale)
                && Objects.equals(msgPattern, other.msgPattern)
                && Objects.equals(cachedFormatters, other.cachedFormatters)
                && Objects.equals(customFormatArgStarts, other.customFormatArgStarts);
        // Note: It might suffice to only compare custom formatters
        // rather than all formatters.
    }
     */

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.0
     */
    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return msgPattern.getPatternString().hashCode(); // enough for reasonable distribution
    }

    /**
     * Defines constants that are used as attribute keys in the
     * <code>AttributedCharacterIterator</code> returned
     * from <code>MessageFormat.formatToCharacterIterator</code>.
     *
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8
     */
    public static class Field extends Format.Field {

        private static final long serialVersionUID = 7510380454602616157L;

        /**
         * Create a <code>Field</code> with the specified name.
         *
         * @param name The name of the attribute
         *
         * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8
         */
        protected Field(String name) {
            super(name);
        }

        /**
         * Resolves instances being deserialized to the predefined constants.
         *
         * @return resolved MessageFormat.Field constant
         * @throws InvalidObjectException if the constant could not be resolved.
         *
         * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8
         */
        @Override
        protected Object readResolve() throws InvalidObjectException {
            if (this.getClass() != MessageFormat.Field.class) {
                throw new InvalidObjectException(
                    "A subclass of MessageFormat.Field must implement readResolve.");
            }
            if (this.getName().equals(ARGUMENT.getName())) {
                return ARGUMENT;
            } else {
                throw new InvalidObjectException("Unknown attribute name.");
            }
        }

        /**
         * Constant identifying a portion of a message that was generated
         * from an argument passed into <code>formatToCharacterIterator</code>.
         * The value associated with the key will be an <code>Integer</code>
         * indicating the index in the <code>arguments</code> array of the
         * argument from which the text was generated.
         *
         * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.8
         */
        public static final Field ARGUMENT = new Field("message argument field");
    }

    // ===========================privates============================

    // *Important*: All fields must be declared *transient* so that we can fully
    // control serialization!
    // See for example Joshua Bloch's "Effective Java", chapter 10 Serialization.

    /**
     * The locale to use for formatting numbers and dates.
     */
    private transient Locale locale_;

    /**
     * The Android Context to used to access user preferences and other Android functionality.
     */
    private transient Context context_;

    /**
     * The MessagePattern which contains the parsed structure of the pattern string.
     */
    private transient MessagePattern msgPattern;
    /**
     * Cached formatters so we can just use them whenever needed instead of creating
     * them from scratch every time.
     */
    private transient Map<Integer, Format> cachedFormatters;
    /**
     * Set of ARG_START part indexes where custom, user-provided Format objects
     * have been set via setFormat() or similar API.
     */
    private transient Set<Integer> customFormatArgStarts;

    /**
     * Stock formatters. Those are used when a format is not explicitly mentioned in
     * the message. The format is inferred from the argument.
     */
    private transient DateFormat stockDateFormatter;
    private transient NumberFormat stockNumberFormatter;

    private transient PluralSelectorProvider pluralProvider;
    private transient PluralSelectorProvider ordinalProvider;

    private DateFormat getStockDateFormatter() {
        if (stockDateFormatter == null) {
            stockDateFormatter = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(
                    DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.SHORT, locale_);//fix
        }
        return stockDateFormatter;
    }
    private NumberFormat getStockNumberFormatter() {
        if (stockNumberFormatter == null) {
            stockNumberFormatter = NumberFormat.getInstance(locale_);
        }
        return stockNumberFormatter;
    }

    // *Important*: All fields must be declared *transient*.
    // See the longer comment above ulocale.

    /**
     * Formats the arguments and writes the result into the
     * AppendableWrapper, updates the field position.
     *
     * <p>Exactly one of args and argsMap must be null, the other non-null.
     *
     * @param msgStart      Index to msgPattern part to start formatting from.
     * @param pluralNumber  null except when formatting a plural argument sub-message
     *                      where a '#' is replaced by the format string for this number.
     * @param args          The formattable objects array. Non-null iff numbered values are used.
     * @param argsMap       The key-value map of formattable objects. Non-null iff named values are used.
     * @param dest          Output parameter to receive the result.
     *                      The result (string & attributes) is appended to existing contents.
     * @param fp            Field position status.
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("IncrementInForLoopAndHeader")
    private void format(int msgStart, PluralSelectorContext pluralNumber,
                        Object[] args, Map<String, Object> argsMap, Object[] nameValuePairs,
                        AppendableWrapper dest, FieldPosition fp) {
        String msgString=msgPattern.getPatternString();
        int prevIndex=msgPattern.getPart(msgStart).getLimit();
        for(int i=msgStart+1;; ++i) {
            Part part=msgPattern.getPart(i);
            Part.Type type=part.getType();
            int index=part.getIndex();
            dest.append(msgString, prevIndex, index);
            if(type==Part.Type.MSG_LIMIT) {
                return;
            }
            prevIndex=part.getLimit();
            if(type==Part.Type.REPLACE_NUMBER) {
                if(pluralNumber.forReplaceNumber) {
                    // number-offset was already formatted.
                    dest.formatAndAppend(pluralNumber.formatter,
                            pluralNumber.number, pluralNumber.numberString);
                } else {
                    dest.formatAndAppend(getStockNumberFormatter(), pluralNumber.number);
                }
                continue;
            }
            if(type!=Part.Type.ARG_START) {
                continue;
            }
            int argLimit=msgPattern.getLimitPartIndex(i);
            ArgType argType=part.getArgType();
            part=msgPattern.getPart(++i);
            Object arg;
            boolean noArg=false;
            Object argId=null;
            String argName=msgPattern.getSubstring(part);
            if(args!=null) {
                int argNumber=part.getValue();  // ARG_NUMBER
                if (dest.attributes != null) {
                    // We only need argId if we add it into the attributes.
                    argId = Integer.valueOf(argNumber);
                }
                if(0<=argNumber && argNumber<args.length) {
                    arg=args[argNumber];
                } else {
                    arg=null;
                    noArg=true;
                }
            } else if(nameValuePairs!=null) {
                argId = argName;
                for(int nvIndex=0;; nvIndex+=2) {
                    if(nvIndex<nameValuePairs.length) {
                        if(argName.equals(nameValuePairs[nvIndex].toString())) {
                            arg=nameValuePairs[nvIndex+1];
                            break;
                        }
                    } else {
                        arg=null;
                        noArg=true;
                        break;
                    }
                }
            } else {
                argId = argName;
                if(argsMap!=null && argsMap.containsKey(argName)) {
                    arg=argsMap.get(argName);
                } else {
                    arg=null;
                    noArg=true;
                }
            }
            ++i;
            int prevDestLength=dest.length;
            Format formatter = null;
            if (noArg) {
                dest.append("{"+argName+"}");
            } else if (arg == null) {
                dest.append("null");
            } else if(pluralNumber!=null && pluralNumber.numberArgIndex==(i-2)) {
                if(pluralNumber.offset == 0) {
                    // The number was already formatted with this formatter.
                    dest.formatAndAppend(pluralNumber.formatter, pluralNumber.number, pluralNumber.numberString);
                } else {
                    // Do not use the formatted (number-offset) string for a named argument
                    // that formats the number without subtracting the offset.
                    dest.formatAndAppend(pluralNumber.formatter, arg);
                }
            } else if(cachedFormatters!=null && (formatter=cachedFormatters.get(i - 2))!=null) {
                // Handles all ArgType.SIMPLE, and formatters from setFormat() and its siblings.
                {
                    dest.formatAndAppend(formatter, arg);
                }
            } else if(
                    argType==ArgType.NONE ||
                    (cachedFormatters!=null && cachedFormatters.containsKey(i - 2))) {
                // ArgType.NONE, or
                // any argument which got reset to null via setFormat() or its siblings.
                if (arg instanceof Number) {
                    // format number if can
                    dest.formatAndAppend(getStockNumberFormatter(), arg);
                 } else if (arg instanceof Date) {
                    // format a Date if can
                    dest.formatAndAppend(getStockDateFormatter(), arg);
                } else {
                    dest.append(arg.toString());
                }
            } else if(argType==ArgType.CHOICE) {
                if (!(arg instanceof Number)) {
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("'" + arg + "' is not a Number");
                }
                double number = ((Number)arg).doubleValue();
                int subMsgStart=findChoiceSubMessage(msgPattern, i, number);
                formatComplexSubMessage(subMsgStart, null, args, argsMap, nameValuePairs, dest);
            } else if(argType.hasPluralStyle()) {
                if (!(arg instanceof Number)) {
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("'" + arg + "' is not a Number");
                }
                PluralSelectorProvider selector;
                if(argType == ArgType.PLURAL) {
                    if (pluralProvider == null) {
                        pluralProvider = new PluralSelectorProvider(this, PluralType.CARDINAL);
                    }
                    selector = pluralProvider;
                } else {
                    if (ordinalProvider == null) {
                        ordinalProvider = new PluralSelectorProvider(this, PluralType.ORDINAL);
                    }
                    selector = ordinalProvider;
                }
                Number number = (Number)arg;
                double offset=msgPattern.getPluralOffset(i);
                PluralSelectorContext context =
                        new PluralSelectorContext(i, argName, number, offset);
                int subMsgStart=PluralFormat.findSubMessage(
                        msgPattern, i, selector, context, number.doubleValue());
                formatComplexSubMessage(subMsgStart, context, args, argsMap, nameValuePairs, dest);
            } else if(argType==ArgType.SELECT) {
                int subMsgStart=SelectFormat.findSubMessage(msgPattern, i, arg.toString());
                formatComplexSubMessage(subMsgStart, null, args, argsMap, nameValuePairs, dest);
            } else {
                // This should never happen.
                throw new IllegalStateException("unexpected argType "+argType);
            }
            fp = updateMetaData(dest, prevDestLength, fp, argId);
            prevIndex=msgPattern.getPart(argLimit).getLimit();
            i=argLimit;
        }
    }

    private void formatComplexSubMessage(
            int msgStart, PluralSelectorContext pluralNumber,
            Object[] args, Map<String, Object> argsMap, Object[] nameValuePairs,
            AppendableWrapper dest) {
        if (!msgPattern.jdkAposMode()) {
            format(msgStart, pluralNumber, args, argsMap, nameValuePairs, dest, null);
            return;
        }
        // JDK compatibility mode: (see JDK MessageFormat.format() API docs)
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("JDK apostrophe mode not supported");
        /*
        // - remove SKIP_SYNTAX; that is, remove half of the apostrophes
        // - if the result string contains an open curly brace '{' then
        //   instantiate a temporary MessageFormat object and format again;
        //   otherwise just append the result string
        String msgString = msgPattern.getPatternString();
        String subMsgString;
        StringBuilder sb = null;
        int prevIndex = msgPattern.getPart(msgStart).getLimit();
        for (int i = msgStart;;) {
            Part part = msgPattern.getPart(++i);
            Part.Type type = part.getType();
            int index = part.getIndex();
            if (type == Part.Type.MSG_LIMIT) {
                if (sb == null) {
                    subMsgString = msgString.substring(prevIndex, index);
                } else {
                    subMsgString = sb.append(msgString, prevIndex, index).toString();
                }
                break;
            } else if (type == Part.Type.REPLACE_NUMBER || type == Part.Type.SKIP_SYNTAX) {
                if (sb == null) {
                    sb = new StringBuilder();
                }
                sb.append(msgString, prevIndex, index);
                if (type == Part.Type.REPLACE_NUMBER) {
                    if(pluralNumber.forReplaceNumber) {
                        // number-offset was already formatted.
                        sb.append(pluralNumber.numberString);
                    } else {
                        sb.append(getStockNumberFormatter().format(pluralNumber.number));
                    }
                }
                prevIndex = part.getLimit();
            } else if (type == Part.Type.ARG_START) {
                if (sb == null) {
                    sb = new StringBuilder();
                }
                sb.append(msgString, prevIndex, index);
                prevIndex = index;
                i = msgPattern.getLimitPartIndex(i);
                index = msgPattern.getPart(i).getLimit();
                MessagePattern.appendReducedApostrophes(msgString, prevIndex, index, sb);
                prevIndex = index;
            }
        }
        if (subMsgString.indexOf('{') >= 0) {
            MessageFormat subMsgFormat = new MessageFormat("", ulocale);
            subMsgFormat.applyPattern(subMsgString, MessagePattern.ApostropheMode.DOUBLE_REQUIRED);
            subMsgFormat.format(0, null, args, argsMap, dest, null);
        } else {
            dest.append(subMsgString);
        }
        */
    }

    /**
     * Read as much literal string from the pattern string as possible. This stops
     * as soon as it finds an argument, or it reaches the end of the string.
     * @param from Index in the pattern string to start from.
     * @return A substring from the pattern string representing the longest possible
     *         substring with no arguments.
     */
    private String getLiteralStringUntilNextArgument(int from) {
        StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
        String msgString=msgPattern.getPatternString();
        int prevIndex=msgPattern.getPart(from).getLimit();
        for(int i=from+1;; ++i) {
            Part part=msgPattern.getPart(i);
            Part.Type type=part.getType();
            int index=part.getIndex();
            b.append(msgString, prevIndex, index);
            if(type==Part.Type.ARG_START || type==Part.Type.MSG_LIMIT) {
                return b.toString();
            }
            assert type==Part.Type.SKIP_SYNTAX || type==Part.Type.INSERT_CHAR :
                    "Unexpected Part "+part+" in parsed message.";
            prevIndex=part.getLimit();
        }
    }

    private FieldPosition updateMetaData(AppendableWrapper dest, int prevLength,
                                         FieldPosition fp, Object argId) {
        if (dest.attributes != null && prevLength < dest.length) {
            dest.attributes.add(new AttributeAndPosition(argId, prevLength, dest.length));
        }
        if (fp != null && Field.ARGUMENT.equals(fp.getFieldAttribute())) {
            fp.setBeginIndex(prevLength);
            fp.setEndIndex(dest.length);
            return null;
        }
        return fp;
    }

    // This lives here because ICU4J does not have its own ChoiceFormat class.
    /**
     * Finds the ChoiceFormat sub-message for the given number.
     * @param pattern A MessagePattern.
     * @param partIndex the index of the first ChoiceFormat argument style part.
     * @param number a number to be mapped to one of the ChoiceFormat argument's intervals
     * @return the sub-message start part index.
     */
    private static int findChoiceSubMessage(MessagePattern pattern, int partIndex, double number) {
        int count=pattern.countParts();
        int msgStart;
        // Iterate over (ARG_INT|DOUBLE, ARG_SELECTOR, message) tuples
        // until ARG_LIMIT or end of choice-only pattern.
        // Ignore the first number and selector and start the loop on the first message.
        partIndex+=2;
        for(;;) {
            // Skip but remember the current sub-message.
            msgStart=partIndex;
            partIndex=pattern.getLimitPartIndex(partIndex);
            if(++partIndex>=count) {
                // Reached the end of the choice-only pattern.
                // Return with the last sub-message.
                break;
            }
            Part part=pattern.getPart(partIndex++);
            Part.Type type=part.getType();
            if(type==Part.Type.ARG_LIMIT) {
                // Reached the end of the ChoiceFormat style.
                // Return with the last sub-message.
                break;
            }
            // part is an ARG_INT or ARG_DOUBLE
            assert type.hasNumericValue();
            double boundary=pattern.getNumericValue(part);
            // Fetch the ARG_SELECTOR character.
            int selectorIndex=pattern.getPatternIndex(partIndex++);
            char boundaryChar=pattern.getPatternString().charAt(selectorIndex);
            if(boundaryChar=='<' ? !(number>boundary) : !(number>=boundary)) {
                // The number is in the interval between the previous boundary and the current one.
                // Return with the sub-message between them.
                // The !(a>b) and !(a>=b) comparisons are equivalent to
                // (a<=b) and (a<b) except they "catch" NaN.
                break;
            }
        }
        return msgStart;
    }

    // Ported from C++ ChoiceFormat::parse().
    private static double parseChoiceArgument(
            MessagePattern pattern, int partIndex,
            String source, ParsePosition pos) {
        // find the best number (defined as the one with the longest parse)
        int start = pos.getIndex();
        int furthest = start;
        double bestNumber = Double.NaN;
        double tempNumber = 0.0;
        while (pattern.getPartType(partIndex) != Part.Type.ARG_LIMIT) {
            tempNumber = pattern.getNumericValue(pattern.getPart(partIndex));
            partIndex += 2;  // skip the numeric part and ignore the ARG_SELECTOR
            int msgLimit = pattern.getLimitPartIndex(partIndex);
            int len = matchStringUntilLimitPart(pattern, partIndex, msgLimit, source, start);
            if (len >= 0) {
                int newIndex = start + len;
                if (newIndex > furthest) {
                    furthest = newIndex;
                    bestNumber = tempNumber;
                    if (furthest == source.length()) {
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
            partIndex = msgLimit + 1;
        }
        if (furthest == start) {
            pos.setErrorIndex(start);
        } else {
            pos.setIndex(furthest);
        }
        return bestNumber;
    }

    /**
     * Matches the pattern string from the end of the partIndex to
     * the beginning of the limitPartIndex,
     * including all syntax except SKIP_SYNTAX,
     * against the source string starting at sourceOffset.
     * If they match, returns the length of the source string match.
     * Otherwise returns -1.
     */
    private static int matchStringUntilLimitPart(
            MessagePattern pattern, int partIndex, int limitPartIndex,
            String source, int sourceOffset) {
        int matchingSourceLength = 0;
        String msgString = pattern.getPatternString();
        int prevIndex = pattern.getPart(partIndex).getLimit();
        for (;;) {
            Part part = pattern.getPart(++partIndex);
            if (partIndex == limitPartIndex || part.getType() == Part.Type.SKIP_SYNTAX) {
                int index = part.getIndex();
                int length = index - prevIndex;
                if (length != 0 && !source.regionMatches(sourceOffset, msgString, prevIndex, length)) {
                    return -1;  // mismatch
                }
                matchingSourceLength += length;
                if (partIndex == limitPartIndex) {
                    return matchingSourceLength;
                }
                prevIndex = part.getLimit();  // SKIP_SYNTAX
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Finds the "other" sub-message.
     * @param partIndex the index of the first PluralFormat argument style part.
     * @return the "other" sub-message start part index.
     */
    private int findOtherSubMessage(int partIndex) {
        int count=msgPattern.countParts();
        MessagePattern.Part part=msgPattern.getPart(partIndex);
        if(part.getType().hasNumericValue()) {
            ++partIndex;
        }
        // Iterate over (ARG_SELECTOR [ARG_INT|ARG_DOUBLE] message) tuples
        // until ARG_LIMIT or end of plural-only pattern.
        do {
            part=msgPattern.getPart(partIndex++);
            MessagePattern.Part.Type type=part.getType();
            if(type==MessagePattern.Part.Type.ARG_LIMIT) {
                break;
            }
            assert type==MessagePattern.Part.Type.ARG_SELECTOR;
            // part is an ARG_SELECTOR followed by an optional explicit value, and then a message
            if(msgPattern.partSubstringMatches(part, "other")) {
                return partIndex;
            }
            if(msgPattern.getPartType(partIndex).hasNumericValue()) {
                ++partIndex;  // skip the numeric-value part of "=1" etc.
            }
            partIndex=msgPattern.getLimitPartIndex(partIndex);
        } while(++partIndex<count);
        return 0;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the ARG_START index of the first occurrence of the plural number in a sub-message.
     * Returns -1 if it is a REPLACE_NUMBER.
     * Returns 0 if there is neither.
     */
    private int findFirstPluralNumberArg(int msgStart, String argName) {
        for(int i=msgStart+1;; ++i) {
            Part part=msgPattern.getPart(i);
            Part.Type type=part.getType();
            if(type==Part.Type.MSG_LIMIT) {
                return 0;
            }
            if(type==Part.Type.REPLACE_NUMBER) {
                return -1;
            }
            if(type==Part.Type.ARG_START) {
                ArgType argType=part.getArgType();
                if(argName.length()!=0 && (argType==ArgType.NONE || argType==ArgType.SIMPLE)) {
                    part=msgPattern.getPart(i+1);  // ARG_NUMBER or ARG_NAME
                    if(msgPattern.partSubstringMatches(part, argName)) {
                        return i;
                    }
                }
                i=msgPattern.getLimitPartIndex(i);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Mutable input/output values for the PluralSelectorProvider.
     * Separate so that it is possible to make MessageFormat Freezable.
     */
    private static final class PluralSelectorContext {
        private PluralSelectorContext(int start, String name, Number num, double off) {
            startIndex = start;
            argName = name;
            // number needs to be set even when select() is not called.
            // Keep it as a Number/Formattable:
            // For format() methods, and to preserve information (e.g., BigDecimal).
            if(off == 0) {
                number = num;
            } else {
                number = num.doubleValue() - off;
            }
            offset = off;
        }
        @Override
        public String toString() {
            throw new AssertionError("PluralSelectorContext being formatted, rather than its number");
        }

        // Input values for plural selection with decimals.
        int startIndex;
        String argName;
        /** argument number - plural offset */
        Number number;
        double offset;
        // Output values for plural selection with decimals.
        /** -1 if REPLACE_NUMBER, 0 arg not found, >0 ARG_START index */
        int numberArgIndex;
        Format formatter;
        /** formatted argument number - plural offset */
        String numberString;
        /** true if number-offset was formatted with the stock number formatter */
        boolean forReplaceNumber;
    }

    /**
     * This provider helps defer instantiation of a PluralRules object
     * until we actually need to select a keyword.
     * For example, if the number matches an explicit-value selector like "=1"
     * we do not need any PluralRules.
     */
    private static final class PluralSelectorProvider implements PluralFormat.PluralSelector {
        public PluralSelectorProvider(MessageFormat mf, PluralType type) {
            msgFormat = mf;
            this.type = type;
        }
        @Override
        public String select(Object ctx, double number) {
            if(rules == null) {
                rules = PluralRules.forLocale(msgFormat.locale_, type);
            }
            // Select a sub-message according to how the number is formatted,
            // which is specified in the selected sub-message.
            // We avoid this circle by looking at how
            // the number is formatted in the "other" sub-message
            // which must always be present and usually contains the number.
            // Message authors should be consistent across sub-messages.
            PluralSelectorContext context = (PluralSelectorContext)ctx;
            int otherIndex = msgFormat.findOtherSubMessage(context.startIndex);
            context.numberArgIndex = msgFormat.findFirstPluralNumberArg(otherIndex, context.argName);
            if(context.numberArgIndex > 0 && msgFormat.cachedFormatters != null) {
                context.formatter = msgFormat.cachedFormatters.get(context.numberArgIndex);
            }
            if(context.formatter == null) {
                context.formatter = msgFormat.getStockNumberFormatter();
                context.forReplaceNumber = true;
            }
            assert context.number.doubleValue() == number;  // argument number minus the offset
            context.numberString = context.formatter.format(context.number);
            /* TODO: Try to get FixedDecimal from formatted string.
            if(context.formatter instanceof DecimalFormat) {
                FixedDecimal dec = ((DecimalFormat)context.formatter).getFixedDecimal(number);
                return rules.select(dec);
            } else */ {
                return rules.select(number);
            }
        }
        private MessageFormat msgFormat;
        private PluralRules rules;
        private PluralType type;
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    private void format(Object arguments, AppendableWrapper result, FieldPosition fp) {
        if ((arguments == null || arguments instanceof Map)) {
            format(null, (Map<String, Object>)arguments, result, fp);
        } else {
            format((Object[])arguments, null, result, fp);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Internal routine used by format.
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an argument in the
     *         <code>arguments</code> map is not of the type
     *         expected by the format element(s) that use it.
     */
    private void format(Object[] arguments, Map<String, Object> argsMap,
                        AppendableWrapper dest, FieldPosition fp) {
        if (arguments != null && msgPattern.hasNamedArguments()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                "This method is not available in MessageFormat objects " +
                "that use alphanumeric argument names.");
        }
        format(0, null, arguments, argsMap, null, dest, fp);
    }

    private void resetPattern() {
        if (msgPattern != null) {
            msgPattern.clear();
        }
        if (cachedFormatters != null) {
            cachedFormatters.clear();
        }
        customFormatArgStarts = null;
    }

    private static final String[] typeList =
        { "number", "date", "time", "spellout", "ordinal", "duration" };
    private static final int
        TYPE_NUMBER = 0,
        TYPE_DATE = 1,
        TYPE_TIME = 2;
//        TYPE_SPELLOUT = 3,
//        TYPE_ORDINAL = 4,
//        TYPE_DURATION = 5;

    private static final String[] modifierList =
        {"", "currency", "percent", "integer"};

    private static final int
        MODIFIER_EMPTY = 0,
        MODIFIER_CURRENCY = 1,
        MODIFIER_PERCENT = 2,
        MODIFIER_INTEGER = 3;

    private static final String[] dateModifierList =
        {"", "short", "medium", "long", "full"};

    private static final int
        DATE_MODIFIER_EMPTY = 0,
        DATE_MODIFIER_SHORT = 1,
        DATE_MODIFIER_MEDIUM = 2,
        DATE_MODIFIER_LONG = 3,
        DATE_MODIFIER_FULL = 4;

    Format dateTimeFormatForPatternOrSkeleton(String style) {
        // Ignore leading whitespace when looking for "::", the skeleton signal sequence
        int i = PatternProps.skipWhiteSpace(style, 0);
        if (style.regionMatches(i, "::", 0, 2)) { // Skeleton
            DateTimeFormatter df = new DateTimeFormatter(context_,
                DateTimeFormatterSkeletonOptions.fromString(style.substring(i + 2)),
                locale_);
            return new DateTimeFormatterAsFormat(df);
        } else { // Pattern
            return new SimpleDateFormat(style, locale_);
        }
    }

    // Creates an appropriate Format object for the type and style passed.
    // Both arguments cannot be null.
    private Format createAppropriateFormat(String type, String style) {
        Format newFormat = null;
        int subformatType  = findKeyword(type, typeList);
        switch (subformatType){
        case TYPE_NUMBER:
            switch (findKeyword(style, modifierList)) {
            case MODIFIER_EMPTY:
                newFormat = NumberFormat.getInstance(locale_);
                break;
            case MODIFIER_CURRENCY:
                newFormat = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(locale_);
                break;
            case MODIFIER_PERCENT:
                newFormat = NumberFormat.getPercentInstance(locale_);
                break;
            case MODIFIER_INTEGER:
                newFormat = NumberFormat.getIntegerInstance(locale_);
                break;
            default: // pattern
                newFormat = new DecimalFormat(style,
                        new DecimalFormatSymbols(locale_));
                break;
            }
            break;
        case TYPE_DATE:
            switch (findKeyword(style, dateModifierList)) {
            case DATE_MODIFIER_EMPTY:
                newFormat = new DateTimeFormatterAsFormat(
                    new DateTimeFormatter(
                            DateTimeFormatterJdkStyleOptions.createDateInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT),
                                locale_));
                break;
            case DATE_MODIFIER_SHORT:
                newFormat = new DateTimeFormatterAsFormat(
                    new DateTimeFormatter(
                        DateTimeFormatterJdkStyleOptions.createDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT),
                        locale_));
                break;
            case DATE_MODIFIER_MEDIUM:
                newFormat = new DateTimeFormatterAsFormat(
                    new DateTimeFormatter(
                        DateTimeFormatterJdkStyleOptions.createDateInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT),
                        locale_));
                break;
            case DATE_MODIFIER_LONG:
                newFormat = new DateTimeFormatterAsFormat(
                    new DateTimeFormatter(
                        DateTimeFormatterJdkStyleOptions.createDateInstance(DateFormat.LONG),
                        locale_));
                break;
            case DATE_MODIFIER_FULL:
                newFormat = new DateTimeFormatterAsFormat(
                    new DateTimeFormatter(
                        DateTimeFormatterJdkStyleOptions.createDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL),
                        locale_));
                break;
            default: // pattern or skeleton
                newFormat = dateTimeFormatForPatternOrSkeleton(style);
                break;
            }
            break;
        case TYPE_TIME:
            switch (findKeyword(style, dateModifierList)) {
            case DATE_MODIFIER_EMPTY:
                newFormat = new DateTimeFormatterAsFormat(
                    new DateTimeFormatter(
                        DateTimeFormatterJdkStyleOptions.createTimeInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT),
                        locale_));
                break;
            case DATE_MODIFIER_SHORT:
                newFormat = new DateTimeFormatterAsFormat(
                    new DateTimeFormatter(
                        DateTimeFormatterJdkStyleOptions.createTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT),
                        locale_));
                break;
            case DATE_MODIFIER_MEDIUM:
                newFormat = new DateTimeFormatterAsFormat(
                    new DateTimeFormatter(
                        DateTimeFormatterJdkStyleOptions.createTimeInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT),
                        locale_));
                break;
            case DATE_MODIFIER_LONG:
                newFormat = new DateTimeFormatterAsFormat(
                    new DateTimeFormatter(
                        DateTimeFormatterJdkStyleOptions.createTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG),
                        locale_));
                break;
            case DATE_MODIFIER_FULL:
                newFormat = new DateTimeFormatterAsFormat(
                    new DateTimeFormatter(
                        DateTimeFormatterJdkStyleOptions.createTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL),
                        locale_));
                break;
            default: // pattern or skeleton
                newFormat = dateTimeFormatForPatternOrSkeleton(style);
                break;
            }
            break;
        /* There is no java.text.RuleBasedNumberFormat --
        case TYPE_SPELLOUT:
            {
                RuleBasedNumberFormat rbnf = new RuleBasedNumberFormat(ulocale,
                        RuleBasedNumberFormat.SPELLOUT);
                String ruleset = style.trim();
                if (ruleset.length() != 0) {
                    try {
                        rbnf.setDefaultRuleSet(ruleset);
                    }
                    catch (Exception e) {
                        // warn invalid ruleset
                    }
                }
                newFormat = rbnf;
            }
            break;
        case TYPE_ORDINAL:
            {
                RuleBasedNumberFormat rbnf = new RuleBasedNumberFormat(ulocale,
                        RuleBasedNumberFormat.ORDINAL);
                String ruleset = style.trim();
                if (ruleset.length() != 0) {
                    try {
                        rbnf.setDefaultRuleSet(ruleset);
                    }
                    catch (Exception e) {
                        // warn invalid ruleset
                    }
                }
                newFormat = rbnf;
            }
            break;
        case TYPE_DURATION:
            {
                RuleBasedNumberFormat rbnf = new RuleBasedNumberFormat(ulocale,
                        RuleBasedNumberFormat.DURATION);
                String ruleset = style.trim();
                if (ruleset.length() != 0) {
                    try {
                        rbnf.setDefaultRuleSet(ruleset);
                    }
                    catch (Exception e) {
                        // warn invalid ruleset
                    }
                }
                newFormat = rbnf;
            }
            break;
        */
        default:
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown format type \"" + type + "\"");
        }
        return newFormat;
    }

    private static final Locale rootLocale = new Locale("");  // Locale.ROOT only @since 1.6

    private static final int findKeyword(String s, String[] list) {
        s = PatternProps.trimWhiteSpace(s).toLowerCase(rootLocale);
        for (int i = 0; i < list.length; ++i) {
            if (s.equals(list[i]))
                return i;
        }
        return -1;
    }

    private void cacheExplicitFormats() {
        if (cachedFormatters != null) {
            cachedFormatters.clear();
        }
        customFormatArgStarts = null;
        // The last two "parts" can at most be ARG_LIMIT and MSG_LIMIT
        // which we need not examine.
        int limit = msgPattern.countParts() - 2;
        // This loop starts at part index 1 because we do need to examine
        // ARG_START parts. (But we can ignore the MSG_START.)
        for(int i=1; i < limit; ++i) {
            Part part = msgPattern.getPart(i);
            if(part.getType()!=Part.Type.ARG_START) {
                continue;
            }
            ArgType argType=part.getArgType();
            if(argType != ArgType.SIMPLE) {
                continue;
            }
            int index = i;
            i += 2;
            String explicitType = msgPattern.getSubstring(msgPattern.getPart(i++));
            String style = "";
            if ((part = msgPattern.getPart(i)).getType() == MessagePattern.Part.Type.ARG_STYLE) {
                style = msgPattern.getSubstring(part);
                ++i;
            }
            Format formatter = createAppropriateFormat(explicitType, style);
            setArgStartFormat(index, formatter);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets a formatter for a MessagePattern ARG_START part index.
     */
    private void setArgStartFormat(int argStart, Format formatter) {
        if (cachedFormatters == null) {
            cachedFormatters = new HashMap<>();
        }
        cachedFormatters.put(argStart, formatter);
    }

    /**
     * Sets a custom formatter for a MessagePattern ARG_START part index.
     * "Custom" formatters are provided by the user via setFormat() or similar APIs.
     */
    private void setCustomArgStartFormat(int argStart, Format formatter) {
        setArgStartFormat(argStart, formatter);
        if (customFormatArgStarts == null) {
            customFormatArgStarts = new HashSet<>();
        }
        customFormatArgStarts.add(argStart);
    }

    private static final char SINGLE_QUOTE = '\'';
    private static final char CURLY_BRACE_LEFT = '{';
    private static final char CURLY_BRACE_RIGHT = '}';

    private static final int STATE_INITIAL = 0;
    private static final int STATE_SINGLE_QUOTE = 1;
    private static final int STATE_IN_QUOTE = 2;
    private static final int STATE_MSG_ELEMENT = 3;

    /**
     * {icu_annot::icu} Converts an 'apostrophe-friendly' pattern into a standard
     * pattern.
     * <em>This is obsolete for ICU 4.8 and higher MessageFormat pattern strings.</em>
     * It can still be useful together with {@link java.text.MessageFormat}.
     *
     * <p>See the class description for more about apostrophes and quoting,
     * and differences between ICU and {@link java.text.MessageFormat}.
     *
     * <p>{@link java.text.MessageFormat} and ICU 4.6 and earlier MessageFormat
     * treat all ASCII apostrophes as
     * quotes, which is problematic in some languages, e.g.
     * French, where apostrophe is commonly used.  This utility
     * assumes that only an unpaired apostrophe immediately before
     * a brace is a true quote.  Other unpaired apostrophes are paired,
     * and the resulting standard pattern string is returned.
     *
     * <p><b>Note</b>: It is not guaranteed that the returned pattern
     * is indeed a valid pattern.  The only effect is to convert
     * between patterns having different quoting semantics.
     *
     * <p><b>Note</b>: This method only works on top-level messageText,
     * not messageText nested inside a complexArg.
     *
     * @param pattern the 'apostrophe-friendly' pattern to convert
     * @return the standard equivalent of the original pattern
     * icu_annot::stable ICU 3.4
     */
    public static String autoQuoteApostrophe(String pattern) {
        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(pattern.length() * 2);
        int state = STATE_INITIAL;
        int braceCount = 0;
        for (int i = 0, j = pattern.length(); i < j; ++i) {
            char c = pattern.charAt(i);
            switch (state) {
            case STATE_INITIAL:
                switch (c) {
                case SINGLE_QUOTE:
                    state = STATE_SINGLE_QUOTE;
                    break;
                case CURLY_BRACE_LEFT:
                    state = STATE_MSG_ELEMENT;
                    ++braceCount;
                    break;
                }
                break;
            case STATE_SINGLE_QUOTE:
                switch (c) {
                case SINGLE_QUOTE:
                    state = STATE_INITIAL;
                    break;
                case CURLY_BRACE_LEFT:
                case CURLY_BRACE_RIGHT:
                    state = STATE_IN_QUOTE;
                    break;
                default:
                    buf.append(SINGLE_QUOTE);
                    state = STATE_INITIAL;
                    break;
                }
                break;
            case STATE_IN_QUOTE:
                switch (c) {
                case SINGLE_QUOTE:
                    state = STATE_INITIAL;
                    break;
                }
                break;
            case STATE_MSG_ELEMENT:
                switch (c) {
                case CURLY_BRACE_LEFT:
                    ++braceCount;
                    break;
                case CURLY_BRACE_RIGHT:
                    if (--braceCount == 0) {
                        state = STATE_INITIAL;
                    }
                    break;
                }
                break;
            ///CLOVER:OFF
            default: // Never happens.
                break;
            ///CLOVER:ON
            }
            buf.append(c);
        }
        // End of scan
        if (state == STATE_SINGLE_QUOTE || state == STATE_IN_QUOTE) {
            buf.append(SINGLE_QUOTE);
        }
        return new String(buf);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience wrapper for Appendable, tracks the result string length.
     * Also, Appendable throws IOException, and we turn that into a RuntimeException
     * so that we need no throws clauses.
     */
    private static final class AppendableWrapper {
        public AppendableWrapper(StringBuilder sb) {
            app = sb;
            length = sb.length();
            attributes = null;
        }

        public AppendableWrapper(StringBuffer sb) {
            app = sb;
            length = sb.length();
            attributes = null;
        }

        public void useAttributes() {
            attributes = new ArrayList<>();
        }

        public void append(CharSequence s) {
            try {
                app.append(s);
                length += s.length();
            } catch(IOException e) {
                throw new ICUUncheckedIOException(e);
            }
        }

        public void append(CharSequence s, int start, int limit) {
            try {
                app.append(s, start, limit);
                length += limit - start;
            } catch(IOException e) {
                throw new ICUUncheckedIOException(e);
            }
        }

        public void append(CharacterIterator iterator) {
            length += append(app, iterator);
        }

        public static int append(Appendable result, CharacterIterator iterator) {
            try {
                int start = iterator.getBeginIndex();
                int limit = iterator.getEndIndex();
                int length = limit - start;
                if (start < limit) {
                    result.append(iterator.first());
                    while (++start < limit) {
                        result.append(iterator.next());
                    }
                }
                return length;
            } catch(IOException e) {
                throw new ICUUncheckedIOException(e);
            }
        }

        public void formatAndAppend(Format formatter, Object arg) {
            if (attributes == null) {
                append(formatter.format(arg));
            } else {
                AttributedCharacterIterator formattedArg = formatter.formatToCharacterIterator(arg);
                int prevLength = length;
                append(formattedArg);
                // Copy all of the attributes from formattedArg to our attributes list.
                formattedArg.first();
                int start = formattedArg.getIndex();  // Should be 0 but might not be.
                int limit = formattedArg.getEndIndex();  // == start + length - prevLength
                int offset = prevLength - start;  // Adjust attribute indexes for the result string.
                while (start < limit) {
                    Map<Attribute, Object> map = formattedArg.getAttributes();
                    int runLimit = formattedArg.getRunLimit();
                    if (map.size() != 0) {
                        for (Map.Entry<Attribute, Object> entry : map.entrySet()) {
                           attributes.add(
                               new AttributeAndPosition(
                                   entry.getKey(), entry.getValue(),
                                   offset + start, offset + runLimit));
                        }
                    }
                    start = runLimit;
                    formattedArg.setIndex(start);
                }
            }
        }

        public void formatAndAppend(Format formatter, Object arg, String argString) {
            if (attributes == null && argString != null) {
                append(argString);
            } else {
                formatAndAppend(formatter, arg);
            }
        }

        private Appendable app;
        private int length;
        private List<AttributeAndPosition> attributes;
    }

    private static final class AttributeAndPosition {
        /**
         * Defaults the field to Field.ARGUMENT.
         */
        public AttributeAndPosition(Object fieldValue, int startIndex, int limitIndex) {
            init(Field.ARGUMENT, fieldValue, startIndex, limitIndex);
        }

        public AttributeAndPosition(Attribute field, Object fieldValue, int startIndex, int limitIndex) {
            init(field, fieldValue, startIndex, limitIndex);
        }

        public void init(Attribute field, Object fieldValue, int startIndex, int limitIndex) {
            key = field;
            value = fieldValue;
            start = startIndex;
            limit = limitIndex;
        }

        private Attribute key;
        private Object value;
        private int start;
        private int limit;
    }
}