com.ibm.icu.text
Enum MessagePattern.ApostropheMode

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.Enum<MessagePattern.ApostropheMode>
      extended by com.ibm.icu.text.MessagePattern.ApostropheMode
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<MessagePattern.ApostropheMode>
Enclosing class:
MessagePattern

public static enum MessagePattern.ApostropheMode
extends Enum<MessagePattern.ApostropheMode>

Mode for when an apostrophe starts quoted literal text for MessageFormat output. The default is DOUBLE_OPTIONAL unless overridden via ICUConfig (/com/ibm/icu/ICUConfig.properties).

A pair of adjacent apostrophes always results in a single apostrophe in the output, even when the pair is between two single, text-quoting apostrophes.

The following table shows examples of desired MessageFormat.format() output with the pattern strings that yield that output.

Desired output DOUBLE_OPTIONAL DOUBLE_REQUIRED
I see {many} I see '{many}' (same)
I said {'Wow!'} I said '{''Wow!''}' (same)
I don't know I don't know OR
I don''t know
I don''t know

Status:
Stable ICU 4.8.

Enum Constant Summary
DOUBLE_OPTIONAL
          A literal apostrophe is represented by either a single or a double apostrophe pattern character.
DOUBLE_REQUIRED
          A literal apostrophe must be represented by a double apostrophe pattern character.
 
Method Summary
static MessagePattern.ApostropheMode valueOf(String name)
          Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static MessagePattern.ApostropheMode[] values()
          Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Enum Constant Detail

DOUBLE_OPTIONAL

public static final MessagePattern.ApostropheMode DOUBLE_OPTIONAL
A literal apostrophe is represented by either a single or a double apostrophe pattern character. Within a MessageFormat pattern, a single apostrophe only starts quoted literal text if it immediately precedes a curly brace {}, or a pipe symbol | if inside a choice format, or a pound symbol # if inside a plural format.

This is the default behavior starting with ICU 4.8.

Status:
Stable ICU 4.8.

DOUBLE_REQUIRED

public static final MessagePattern.ApostropheMode DOUBLE_REQUIRED
A literal apostrophe must be represented by a double apostrophe pattern character. A single apostrophe always starts quoted literal text.

This is the behavior of ICU 4.6 and earlier, and of the JDK.

Status:
Stable ICU 4.8.
Method Detail

values

public static MessagePattern.ApostropheMode[] values()
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:
for (MessagePattern.ApostropheMode c : MessagePattern.ApostropheMode.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:
an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static MessagePattern.ApostropheMode valueOf(String name)
Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:
name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
Returns:
the enum constant with the specified name
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
NullPointerException - if the argument is null


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