/**
* A convinience method to format patterns.
*
* @param aPattern The pattern used when formatting.
* @param arguments The array containing the objects to be formatted.
*/
public AttributedCharacterIterator formatToCharacterIterator(Object arguments) {
Object[] arguments_array = (Object[]) arguments;
FormatCharacterIterator iterator = new FormatCharacterIterator();
formatInternal(arguments_array, new StringBuffer(), null, iterator);
return iterator;
}
/**
* A convinience method to format patterns.
*
* @param aPattern The pattern used when formatting.
* @param arguments The array containing the objects to be formatted.
*/
public static String format(String pattern, Object arguments[]) {
MessageFormat mf = new MessageFormat(pattern);
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
FieldPosition fp = new FieldPosition(NumberFormat.INTEGER_FIELD);
return mf.formatInternal(arguments, sb, fp, null).toString();
}