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      3 /*
      4 * Copyright (C) 2007-2013, International Business Machines Corporation and
      5 * others. All Rights Reserved.
      6 ********************************************************************************
      7 *
      8 * File MSGFMT.H
      9 *
     10 * Modification History:
     11 *
     12 *   Date        Name        Description
     13 *   02/19/97    aliu        Converted from java.
     14 *   03/20/97    helena      Finished first cut of implementation.
     15 *   07/22/98    stephen     Removed operator!= (defined in Format)
     16 *   08/19/2002  srl         Removing Javaisms
     17 *******************************************************************************/
     18 
     19 #ifndef MSGFMT_H
     20 #define MSGFMT_H
     21 
     22 #include "unicode/utypes.h"
     23 
     24 /**
     25  * \file
     26  * \brief C++ API: Formats messages in a language-neutral way.
     27  */
     28 
     29 #if !UCONFIG_NO_FORMATTING
     30 
     31 #include "unicode/format.h"
     32 #include "unicode/locid.h"
     33 #include "unicode/messagepattern.h"
     34 #include "unicode/parseerr.h"
     35 #include "unicode/plurfmt.h"
     36 #include "unicode/plurrule.h"
     37 
     38 U_CDECL_BEGIN
     39 // Forward declaration.
     40 struct UHashtable;
     41 typedef struct UHashtable UHashtable; /**< @internal */
     42 U_CDECL_END
     43 
     44 U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
     45 
     46 class AppendableWrapper;
     47 class DateFormat;
     48 class NumberFormat;
     49 
     50 /**
     51  * <p>MessageFormat prepares strings for display to users,
     52  * with optional arguments (variables/placeholders).
     53  * The arguments can occur in any order, which is necessary for translation
     54  * into languages with different grammars.
     55  *
     56  * <p>A MessageFormat is constructed from a <em>pattern</em> string
     57  * with arguments in {curly braces} which will be replaced by formatted values.
     58  *
     59  * <p><code>MessageFormat</code> differs from the other <code>Format</code>
     60  * classes in that you create a <code>MessageFormat</code> object with one
     61  * of its constructors (not with a <code>createInstance</code> style factory
     62  * method). Factory methods aren't necessary because <code>MessageFormat</code>
     63  * itself doesn't implement locale-specific behavior. Any locale-specific
     64  * behavior is defined by the pattern that you provide and the
     65  * subformats used for inserted arguments.
     66  *
     67  * <p>Arguments can be named (using identifiers) or numbered (using small ASCII-digit integers).
     68  * Some of the API methods work only with argument numbers and throw an exception
     69  * if the pattern has named arguments (see {@link #usesNamedArguments()}).
     70  *
     71  * <p>An argument might not specify any format type. In this case,
     72  * a Number value is formatted with a default (for the locale) NumberFormat,
     73  * a Date value is formatted with a default (for the locale) DateFormat,
     74  * and for any other value its toString() value is used.
     75  *
     76  * <p>An argument might specify a "simple" type for which the specified
     77  * Format object is created, cached and used.
     78  *
     79  * <p>An argument might have a "complex" type with nested MessageFormat sub-patterns.
     80  * During formatting, one of these sub-messages is selected according to the argument value
     81  * and recursively formatted.
     82  *
     83  * <p>After construction, a custom Format object can be set for
     84  * a top-level argument, overriding the default formatting and parsing behavior
     85  * for that argument.
     86  * However, custom formatting can be achieved more simply by writing
     87  * a typeless argument in the pattern string
     88  * and supplying it with a preformatted string value.
     89  *
     90  * <p>When formatting, MessageFormat takes a collection of argument values
     91  * and writes an output string.
     92  * The argument values may be passed as an array
     93  * (when the pattern contains only numbered arguments)
     94  * or as an array of names and and an array of arguments (which works for both named
     95  * and numbered arguments).
     96  *
     97  * <p>Each argument is matched with one of the input values by array index or argument name
     98  * and formatted according to its pattern specification
     99  * (or using a custom Format object if one was set).
    100  * A numbered pattern argument is matched with an argument name that contains that number
    101  * as an ASCII-decimal-digit string (without leading zero).
    102  *
    103  * <h4><a name="patterns">Patterns and Their Interpretation</a></h4>
    104  *
    105  * <code>MessageFormat</code> uses patterns of the following form:
    106  * <pre>
    107  * message = messageText (argument messageText)*
    108  * argument = noneArg | simpleArg | complexArg
    109  * complexArg = choiceArg | pluralArg | selectArg | selectordinalArg
    110  *
    111  * noneArg = '{' argNameOrNumber '}'
    112  * simpleArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' argType [',' argStyle] '}'
    113  * choiceArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' "choice" ',' choiceStyle '}'
    114  * pluralArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' "plural" ',' pluralStyle '}'
    115  * selectArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' "select" ',' selectStyle '}'
    116  * selectordinalArg = '{' argNameOrNumber ',' "selectordinal" ',' pluralStyle '}'
    117  *
    118  * choiceStyle: see {@link ChoiceFormat}
    119  * pluralStyle: see {@link PluralFormat}
    120  * selectStyle: see {@link SelectFormat}
    121  *
    122  * argNameOrNumber = argName | argNumber
    123  * argName = [^[[:Pattern_Syntax:][:Pattern_White_Space:]]]+
    124  * argNumber = '0' | ('1'..'9' ('0'..'9')*)
    125  *
    126  * argType = "number" | "date" | "time" | "spellout" | "ordinal" | "duration"
    127  * argStyle = "short" | "medium" | "long" | "full" | "integer" | "currency" | "percent" | argStyleText
    128  * </pre>
    129  *
    130  * <ul>
    131  *   <li>messageText can contain quoted literal strings including syntax characters.
    132  *       A quoted literal string begins with an ASCII apostrophe and a syntax character
    133  *       (usually a {curly brace}) and continues until the next single apostrophe.
    134  *       A double ASCII apostrohpe inside or outside of a quoted string represents
    135  *       one literal apostrophe.
    136  *   <li>Quotable syntax characters are the {curly braces} in all messageText parts,
    137  *       plus the '#' sign in a messageText immediately inside a pluralStyle,
    138  *       and the '|' symbol in a messageText immediately inside a choiceStyle.
    139  *   <li>See also {@link #UMessagePatternApostropheMode}
    140  *   <li>In argStyleText, every single ASCII apostrophe begins and ends quoted literal text,
    141  *       and unquoted {curly braces} must occur in matched pairs.
    142  * </ul>
    143  *
    144  * <p>Recommendation: Use the real apostrophe (single quote) character
    145  * \htmlonly&#x2019;\endhtmlonly (U+2019) for
    146  * human-readable text, and use the ASCII apostrophe ' (U+0027)
    147  * only in program syntax, like quoting in MessageFormat.
    148  * See the annotations for U+0027 Apostrophe in The Unicode Standard.
    149  *
    150  * <p>The <code>choice</code> argument type is deprecated.
    151  * Use <code>plural</code> arguments for proper plural selection,
    152  * and <code>select</code> arguments for simple selection among a fixed set of choices.
    153  *
    154  * <p>The <code>argType</code> and <code>argStyle</code> values are used to create
    155  * a <code>Format</code> instance for the format element. The following
    156  * table shows how the values map to Format instances. Combinations not
    157  * shown in the table are illegal. Any <code>argStyleText</code> must
    158  * be a valid pattern string for the Format subclass used.
    159  *
    160  * <p><table border=1>
    161  *    <tr>
    162  *       <th>argType
    163  *       <th>argStyle
    164  *       <th>resulting Format object
    165  *    <tr>
    166  *       <td colspan=2><i>(none)</i>
    167  *       <td><code>null</code>
    168  *    <tr>
    169  *       <td rowspan=5><code>number</code>
    170  *       <td><i>(none)</i>
    171  *       <td><code>NumberFormat.createInstance(getLocale(), status)</code>
    172  *    <tr>
    173  *       <td><code>integer</code>
    174  *       <td><code>NumberFormat.createInstance(getLocale(), kNumberStyle, status)</code>
    175  *    <tr>
    176  *       <td><code>currency</code>
    177  *       <td><code>NumberFormat.createCurrencyInstance(getLocale(), status)</code>
    178  *    <tr>
    179  *       <td><code>percent</code>
    180  *       <td><code>NumberFormat.createPercentInstance(getLocale(), status)</code>
    181  *    <tr>
    182  *       <td><i>argStyleText</i>
    183  *       <td><code>new DecimalFormat(argStyleText, new DecimalFormatSymbols(getLocale(), status), status)</code>
    184  *    <tr>
    185  *       <td rowspan=6><code>date</code>
    186  *       <td><i>(none)</i>
    187  *       <td><code>DateFormat.createDateInstance(kDefault, getLocale(), status)</code>
    188  *    <tr>
    189  *       <td><code>short</code>
    190  *       <td><code>DateFormat.createDateInstance(kShort, getLocale(), status)</code>
    191  *    <tr>
    192  *       <td><code>medium</code>
    193  *       <td><code>DateFormat.createDateInstance(kDefault, getLocale(), status)</code>
    194  *    <tr>
    195  *       <td><code>long</code>
    196  *       <td><code>DateFormat.createDateInstance(kLong, getLocale(), status)</code>
    197  *    <tr>
    198  *       <td><code>full</code>
    199  *       <td><code>DateFormat.createDateInstance(kFull, getLocale(), status)</code>
    200  *    <tr>
    201  *       <td><i>argStyleText</i>
    202  *       <td><code>new SimpleDateFormat(argStyleText, getLocale(), status)
    203  *    <tr>
    204  *       <td rowspan=6><code>time</code>
    205  *       <td><i>(none)</i>
    206  *       <td><code>DateFormat.createTimeInstance(kDefault, getLocale(), status)</code>
    207  *    <tr>
    208  *       <td><code>short</code>
    209  *       <td><code>DateFormat.createTimeInstance(kShort, getLocale(), status)</code>
    210  *    <tr>
    211  *       <td><code>medium</code>
    212  *       <td><code>DateFormat.createTimeInstance(kDefault, getLocale(), status)</code>
    213  *    <tr>
    214  *       <td><code>long</code>
    215  *       <td><code>DateFormat.createTimeInstance(kLong, getLocale(), status)</code>
    216  *    <tr>
    217  *       <td><code>full</code>
    218  *       <td><code>DateFormat.createTimeInstance(kFull, getLocale(), status)</code>
    219  *    <tr>
    220  *       <td><i>argStyleText</i>
    221  *       <td><code>new SimpleDateFormat(argStyleText, getLocale(), status)
    222  *    <tr>
    223  *       <td><code>spellout</code>
    224  *       <td><i>argStyleText (optional)</i>
    225  *       <td><code>new RuleBasedNumberFormat(URBNF_SPELLOUT, getLocale(), status)
    226  *           <br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.setDefaultRuleset(argStyleText, status);</code>
    227  *    <tr>
    228  *       <td><code>ordinal</code>
    229  *       <td><i>argStyleText (optional)</i>
    230  *       <td><code>new RuleBasedNumberFormat(URBNF_ORDINAL, getLocale(), status)
    231  *           <br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.setDefaultRuleset(argStyleText, status);</code>
    232  *    <tr>
    233  *       <td><code>duration</code>
    234  *       <td><i>argStyleText (optional)</i>
    235  *       <td><code>new RuleBasedNumberFormat(URBNF_DURATION, getLocale(), status)
    236  *           <br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.setDefaultRuleset(argStyleText, status);</code>
    237  * </table>
    238  * <p>
    239  *
    240  * <h4>Usage Information</h4>
    241  *
    242  * <p>Here are some examples of usage:
    243  * Example 1:
    244  *
    245  * <pre>
    246  * \code
    247  *     UErrorCode success = U_ZERO_ERROR;
    248  *     GregorianCalendar cal(success);
    249  *     Formattable arguments[] = {
    250  *         7L,
    251  *         Formattable( (Date) cal.getTime(success), Formattable::kIsDate),
    252  *         "a disturbance in the Force"
    253  *     };
    254  *
    255  *     UnicodeString result;
    256  *     MessageFormat::format(
    257  *          "At {1,time} on {1,date}, there was {2} on planet {0,number}.",
    258  *          arguments, 3, result, success );
    259  *
    260  *     cout << "result: " << result << endl;
    261  *     //<output>: At 4:34:20 PM on 23-Mar-98, there was a disturbance
    262  *     //             in the Force on planet 7.
    263  * \endcode
    264  * </pre>
    265  *
    266  * Typically, the message format will come from resources, and the
    267  * arguments will be dynamically set at runtime.
    268  *
    269  * <p>Example 2:
    270  *
    271  * <pre>
    272  *  \code
    273  *     success = U_ZERO_ERROR;
    274  *     Formattable testArgs[] = {3L, "MyDisk"};
    275  *
    276  *     MessageFormat form(
    277  *         "The disk \"{1}\" contains {0} file(s).", success );
    278  *
    279  *     UnicodeString string;
    280  *     FieldPosition fpos = 0;
    281  *     cout << "format: " << form.format(testArgs, 2, string, fpos, success ) << endl;
    282  *
    283  *     // output, with different testArgs:
    284  *     // output: The disk "MyDisk" contains 0 file(s).
    285  *     // output: The disk "MyDisk" contains 1 file(s).
    286  *     // output: The disk "MyDisk" contains 1,273 file(s).
    287  *  \endcode
    288  *  </pre>
    289  *
    290  *
    291  * <p>For messages that include plural forms, you can use a plural argument:
    292  * <pre>
    293  * \code
    294  *  success = U_ZERO_ERROR;
    295  *  MessageFormat msgFmt(
    296  *       "{num_files, plural, "
    297  *       "=0{There are no files on disk \"{disk_name}\".}"
    298  *       "=1{There is one file on disk \"{disk_name}\".}"
    299  *       "other{There are # files on disk \"{disk_name}\".}}",
    300  *      Locale("en"),
    301  *      success);
    302  *  FieldPosition fpos = 0;
    303  *  Formattable testArgs[] = {0L, "MyDisk"};
    304  *  UnicodeString testArgsNames[] = {"num_files", "disk_name"};
    305  *  UnicodeString result;
    306  *  cout << msgFmt.format(testArgs, testArgsNames, 2, result, fpos, 0, success);
    307  *  testArgs[0] = 3L;
    308  *  cout << msgFmt.format(testArgs, testArgsNames, 2, result, fpos, 0, success);
    309  * \endcode
    310  * <em>output</em>:
    311  * There are no files on disk "MyDisk".
    312  * There are 3 files on "MyDisk".
    313  * </pre>
    314  * See {@link PluralFormat} and {@link PluralRules} for details.
    315  *
    316  * <h4><a name="synchronization">Synchronization</a></h4>
    317  *
    318  * <p>MessageFormats are not synchronized.
    319  * It is recommended to create separate format instances for each thread.
    320  * If multiple threads access a format concurrently, it must be synchronized
    321  * externally.
    322  *
    323  * @stable ICU 2.0
    324  */
    325 class U_I18N_API MessageFormat : public Format {
    326 public:
    327 #ifndef U_HIDE_OBSOLETE_API
    328     /**
    329      * Enum type for kMaxFormat.
    330      * @obsolete ICU 3.0.  The 10-argument limit was removed as of ICU 2.6,
    331      * rendering this enum type obsolete.
    332      */
    333     enum EFormatNumber {
    334         /**
    335          * The maximum number of arguments.
    336          * @obsolete ICU 3.0.  The 10-argument limit was removed as of ICU 2.6,
    337          * rendering this constant obsolete.
    338          */
    339         kMaxFormat = 10
    340     };
    341 #endif  /* U_HIDE_OBSOLETE_API */
    342 
    343     /**
    344      * Constructs a new MessageFormat using the given pattern and the
    345      * default locale.
    346      *
    347      * @param pattern   Pattern used to construct object.
    348      * @param status    Input/output error code.  If the
    349      *                  pattern cannot be parsed, set to failure code.
    350      * @stable ICU 2.0
    351      */
    352     MessageFormat(const UnicodeString& pattern,
    353                   UErrorCode &status);
    354 
    355     /**
    356      * Constructs a new MessageFormat using the given pattern and locale.
    357      * @param pattern   Pattern used to construct object.
    358      * @param newLocale The locale to use for formatting dates and numbers.
    359      * @param status    Input/output error code.  If the
    360      *                  pattern cannot be parsed, set to failure code.
    361      * @stable ICU 2.0
    362      */
    363     MessageFormat(const UnicodeString& pattern,
    364                   const Locale& newLocale,
    365                         UErrorCode& status);
    366     /**
    367      * Constructs a new MessageFormat using the given pattern and locale.
    368      * @param pattern   Pattern used to construct object.
    369      * @param newLocale The locale to use for formatting dates and numbers.
    370      * @param parseError Struct to receive information on the position
    371      *                   of an error within the pattern.
    372      * @param status    Input/output error code.  If the
    373      *                  pattern cannot be parsed, set to failure code.
    374      * @stable ICU 2.0
    375      */
    376     MessageFormat(const UnicodeString& pattern,
    377                   const Locale& newLocale,
    378                   UParseError& parseError,
    379                   UErrorCode& status);
    380     /**
    381      * Constructs a new MessageFormat from an existing one.
    382      * @stable ICU 2.0
    383      */
    384     MessageFormat(const MessageFormat&);
    385 
    386     /**
    387      * Assignment operator.
    388      * @stable ICU 2.0
    389      */
    390     const MessageFormat& operator=(const MessageFormat&);
    391 
    392     /**
    393      * Destructor.
    394      * @stable ICU 2.0
    395      */
    396     virtual ~MessageFormat();
    397 
    398     /**
    399      * Clones this Format object polymorphically.  The caller owns the
    400      * result and should delete it when done.
    401      * @stable ICU 2.0
    402      */
    403     virtual Format* clone(void) const;
    404 
    405     /**
    406      * Returns true if the given Format objects are semantically equal.
    407      * Objects of different subclasses are considered unequal.
    408      * @param other  the object to be compared with.
    409      * @return       true if the given Format objects are semantically equal.
    410      * @stable ICU 2.0
    411      */
    412     virtual UBool operator==(const Format& other) const;
    413 
    414     /**
    415      * Sets the locale to be used for creating argument Format objects.
    416      * @param theLocale    the new locale value to be set.
    417      * @stable ICU 2.0
    418      */
    419     virtual void setLocale(const Locale& theLocale);
    420 
    421     /**
    422      * Gets the locale used for creating argument Format objects.
    423      * format information.
    424      * @return    the locale of the object.
    425      * @stable ICU 2.0
    426      */
    427     virtual const Locale& getLocale(void) const;
    428 
    429     /**
    430      * Applies the given pattern string to this message format.
    431      *
    432      * @param pattern   The pattern to be applied.
    433      * @param status    Input/output error code.  If the
    434      *                  pattern cannot be parsed, set to failure code.
    435      * @stable ICU 2.0
    436      */
    437     virtual void applyPattern(const UnicodeString& pattern,
    438                               UErrorCode& status);
    439     /**
    440      * Applies the given pattern string to this message format.
    441      *
    442      * @param pattern    The pattern to be applied.
    443      * @param parseError Struct to receive information on the position
    444      *                   of an error within the pattern.
    445      * @param status    Input/output error code.  If the
    446      *                  pattern cannot be parsed, set to failure code.
    447      * @stable ICU 2.0
    448      */
    449     virtual void applyPattern(const UnicodeString& pattern,
    450                              UParseError& parseError,
    451                              UErrorCode& status);
    452 
    453     /**
    454      * Sets the UMessagePatternApostropheMode and the pattern used by this message format.
    455      * Parses the pattern and caches Format objects for simple argument types.
    456      * Patterns and their interpretation are specified in the
    457      * <a href="#patterns">class description</a>.
    458      * <p>
    459      * This method is best used only once on a given object to avoid confusion about the mode,
    460      * and after constructing the object with an empty pattern string to minimize overhead.
    461      *
    462      * @param pattern    The pattern to be applied.
    463      * @param aposMode   The new apostrophe mode.
    464      * @param parseError Struct to receive information on the position
    465      *                   of an error within the pattern.
    466      *                   Can be NULL.
    467      * @param status    Input/output error code.  If the
    468      *                  pattern cannot be parsed, set to failure code.
    469      * @stable ICU 4.8
    470      */
    471     virtual void applyPattern(const UnicodeString& pattern,
    472                               UMessagePatternApostropheMode aposMode,
    473                               UParseError* parseError,
    474                               UErrorCode& status);
    475 
    476     /**
    477      * @return this instance's UMessagePatternApostropheMode.
    478      * @stable ICU 4.8
    479      */
    480     UMessagePatternApostropheMode getApostropheMode() const {
    481         return msgPattern.getApostropheMode();
    482     }
    483 
    484     /**
    485      * Returns a pattern that can be used to recreate this object.
    486      *
    487      * @param appendTo  Output parameter to receive the pattern.
    488      *                  Result is appended to existing contents.
    489      * @return          Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
    490      * @stable ICU 2.0
    491      */
    492     virtual UnicodeString& toPattern(UnicodeString& appendTo) const;
    493 
    494     /**
    495      * Sets subformats.
    496      * See the class description about format numbering.
    497      * The caller should not delete the Format objects after this call.
    498      * <EM>The array formatsToAdopt is not itself adopted.</EM> Its
    499      * ownership is retained by the caller. If the call fails because
    500      * memory cannot be allocated, then the formats will be deleted
    501      * by this method, and this object will remain unchanged.
    502      *
    503      * <p>If this format uses named arguments, the new formats are discarded
    504      * and this format remains unchanged.
    505      *
    506      * @stable ICU 2.0
    507      * @param formatsToAdopt    the format to be adopted.
    508      * @param count             the size of the array.
    509      */
    510     virtual void adoptFormats(Format** formatsToAdopt, int32_t count);
    511 
    512     /**
    513      * Sets subformats.
    514      * See the class description about format numbering.
    515      * Each item in the array is cloned into the internal array.
    516      * If the call fails because memory cannot be allocated, then this
    517      * object will remain unchanged.
    518      *
    519      * <p>If this format uses named arguments, the new formats are discarded
    520      * and this format remains unchanged.
    521      *
    522      * @stable ICU 2.0
    523      * @param newFormats the new format to be set.
    524      * @param cnt        the size of the array.
    525      */
    526     virtual void setFormats(const Format** newFormats, int32_t cnt);
    527 
    528 
    529     /**
    530      * Sets one subformat.
    531      * See the class description about format numbering.
    532      * The caller should not delete the Format object after this call.
    533      * If the number is over the number of formats already set,
    534      * the item will be deleted and ignored.
    535      *
    536      * <p>If this format uses named arguments, the new format is discarded
    537      * and this format remains unchanged.
    538      *
    539      * @stable ICU 2.0
    540      * @param formatNumber     index of the subformat.
    541      * @param formatToAdopt    the format to be adopted.
    542      */
    543     virtual void adoptFormat(int32_t formatNumber, Format* formatToAdopt);
    544 
    545     /**
    546      * Sets one subformat.
    547      * See the class description about format numbering.
    548      * If the number is over the number of formats already set,
    549      * the item will be ignored.
    550      * @param formatNumber     index of the subformat.
    551      * @param format    the format to be set.
    552      * @stable ICU 2.0
    553      */
    554     virtual void setFormat(int32_t formatNumber, const Format& format);
    555 
    556     /**
    557      * Gets format names. This function returns formatNames in StringEnumerations
    558      * which can be used with getFormat() and setFormat() to export formattable
    559      * array from current MessageFormat to another.  It is the caller's responsibility
    560      * to delete the returned formatNames.
    561      * @param status  output param set to success/failure code.
    562      * @stable ICU 4.0
    563      */
    564     virtual StringEnumeration* getFormatNames(UErrorCode& status);
    565 
    566     /**
    567      * Gets subformat pointer for given format name.
    568      * This function supports both named and numbered
    569      * arguments. If numbered, the formatName is the
    570      * corresponding UnicodeStrings (e.g. "0", "1", "2"...).
    571      * The returned Format object should not be deleted by the caller,
    572      * nor should the ponter of other object .  The pointer and its
    573      * contents remain valid only until the next call to any method
    574      * of this class is made with this object.
    575      * @param formatName the name or number specifying a format
    576      * @param status  output param set to success/failure code.
    577      * @stable ICU 4.0
    578      */
    579     virtual Format* getFormat(const UnicodeString& formatName, UErrorCode& status);
    580 
    581     /**
    582      * Sets one subformat for given format name.
    583      * See the class description about format name.
    584      * This function supports both named and numbered
    585      * arguments-- if numbered, the formatName is the
    586      * corresponding UnicodeStrings (e.g. "0", "1", "2"...).
    587      * If there is no matched formatName or wrong type,
    588      * the item will be ignored.
    589      * @param formatName  Name of the subformat.
    590      * @param format      the format to be set.
    591      * @param status  output param set to success/failure code.
    592      * @stable ICU 4.0
    593      */
    594     virtual void setFormat(const UnicodeString& formatName, const Format& format, UErrorCode& status);
    595 
    596     /**
    597      * Sets one subformat for given format name.
    598      * See the class description about format name.
    599      * This function supports both named and numbered
    600      * arguments-- if numbered, the formatName is the
    601      * corresponding UnicodeStrings (e.g. "0", "1", "2"...).
    602      * If there is no matched formatName or wrong type,
    603      * the item will be ignored.
    604      * The caller should not delete the Format object after this call.
    605      * @param formatName  Name of the subformat.
    606      * @param formatToAdopt  Format to be adopted.
    607      * @param status      output param set to success/failure code.
    608      * @stable ICU 4.0
    609      */
    610     virtual void adoptFormat(const UnicodeString& formatName, Format* formatToAdopt, UErrorCode& status);
    611 
    612     /**
    613      * Gets an array of subformats of this object.  The returned array
    614      * should not be deleted by the caller, nor should the pointers
    615      * within the array.  The array and its contents remain valid only
    616      * until the next call to this format. See the class description
    617      * about format numbering.
    618      *
    619      * @param count output parameter to receive the size of the array
    620      * @return an array of count Format* objects, or NULL if out of
    621      * memory.  Any or all of the array elements may be NULL.
    622      * @stable ICU 2.0
    623      */
    624     virtual const Format** getFormats(int32_t& count) const;
    625 
    626 
    627     using Format::format;
    628 
    629     /**
    630      * Formats the given array of arguments into a user-readable string.
    631      * Does not take ownership of the Formattable* array or its contents.
    632      *
    633      * <p>If this format uses named arguments, appendTo is unchanged and
    634      * status is set to U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR.
    635      *
    636      * @param source    An array of objects to be formatted.
    637      * @param count     The number of elements of 'source'.
    638      * @param appendTo  Output parameter to receive result.
    639      *                  Result is appended to existing contents.
    640      * @param ignore    Not used; inherited from base class API.
    641      * @param status    Input/output error code.  If the
    642      *                  pattern cannot be parsed, set to failure code.
    643      * @return          Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
    644      * @stable ICU 2.0
    645      */
    646     UnicodeString& format(const Formattable* source,
    647                           int32_t count,
    648                           UnicodeString& appendTo,
    649                           FieldPosition& ignore,
    650                           UErrorCode& status) const;
    651 
    652     /**
    653      * Formats the given array of arguments into a user-readable string
    654      * using the given pattern.
    655      *
    656      * <p>If this format uses named arguments, appendTo is unchanged and
    657      * status is set to U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR.
    658      *
    659      * @param pattern   The pattern.
    660      * @param arguments An array of objects to be formatted.
    661      * @param count     The number of elements of 'source'.
    662      * @param appendTo  Output parameter to receive result.
    663      *                  Result is appended to existing contents.
    664      * @param status    Input/output error code.  If the
    665      *                  pattern cannot be parsed, set to failure code.
    666      * @return          Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
    667      * @stable ICU 2.0
    668      */
    669     static UnicodeString& format(const UnicodeString& pattern,
    670                                  const Formattable* arguments,
    671                                  int32_t count,
    672                                  UnicodeString& appendTo,
    673                                  UErrorCode& status);
    674 
    675     /**
    676      * Formats the given array of arguments into a user-readable
    677      * string.  The array must be stored within a single Formattable
    678      * object of type kArray. If the Formattable object type is not of
    679      * type kArray, then returns a failing UErrorCode.
    680      *
    681      * <p>If this format uses named arguments, appendTo is unchanged and
    682      * status is set to U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR.
    683      *
    684      * @param obj       A Formattable of type kArray containing
    685      *                  arguments to be formatted.
    686      * @param appendTo  Output parameter to receive result.
    687      *                  Result is appended to existing contents.
    688      * @param pos       On input: an alignment field, if desired.
    689      *                  On output: the offsets of the alignment field.
    690      * @param status    Input/output error code.  If the
    691      *                  pattern cannot be parsed, set to failure code.
    692      * @return          Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
    693      * @stable ICU 2.0
    694      */
    695     virtual UnicodeString& format(const Formattable& obj,
    696                                   UnicodeString& appendTo,
    697                                   FieldPosition& pos,
    698                                   UErrorCode& status) const;
    699 
    700     /**
    701      * Formats the given array of arguments into a user-defined argument name
    702      * array. This function supports both named and numbered
    703      * arguments-- if numbered, the formatName is the
    704      * corresponding UnicodeStrings (e.g. "0", "1", "2"...).
    705      *
    706      * @param argumentNames argument name array
    707      * @param arguments An array of objects to be formatted.
    708      * @param count     The number of elements of 'argumentNames' and
    709      *                  arguments.  The number of argumentNames and arguments
    710      *                  must be the same.
    711      * @param appendTo  Output parameter to receive result.
    712      *                  Result is appended to existing contents.
    713      * @param status    Input/output error code.  If the
    714      *                  pattern cannot be parsed, set to failure code.
    715      * @return          Reference to 'appendTo' parameter.
    716      * @stable ICU 4.0
    717      */
    718     UnicodeString& format(const UnicodeString* argumentNames,
    719                           const Formattable* arguments,
    720                           int32_t count,
    721                           UnicodeString& appendTo,
    722                           UErrorCode& status) const;
    723     /**
    724      * Parses the given string into an array of output arguments.
    725      *
    726      * @param source    String to be parsed.
    727      * @param pos       On input, starting position for parse. On output,
    728      *                  final position after parse.  Unchanged if parse
    729      *                  fails.
    730      * @param count     Output parameter to receive the number of arguments
    731      *                  parsed.
    732      * @return an array of parsed arguments.  The caller owns both
    733      * the array and its contents.
    734      * @stable ICU 2.0
    735      */
    736     virtual Formattable* parse(const UnicodeString& source,
    737                                ParsePosition& pos,
    738                                int32_t& count) const;
    739 
    740     /**
    741      * Parses the given string into an array of output arguments.
    742      *
    743      * <p>If this format uses named arguments, status is set to
    744      * U_ARGUMENT_TYPE_MISMATCH.
    745      *
    746      * @param source    String to be parsed.
    747      * @param count     Output param to receive size of returned array.
    748      * @param status    Input/output error code.  If the
    749      *                  pattern cannot be parsed, set to failure code.
    750      * @return an array of parsed arguments.  The caller owns both
    751      * the array and its contents. Returns NULL if status is not U_ZERO_ERROR.
    752      *
    753      * @stable ICU 2.0
    754      */
    755     virtual Formattable* parse(const UnicodeString& source,
    756                                int32_t& count,
    757                                UErrorCode& status) const;
    758 
    759     /**
    760      * Parses the given string into an array of output arguments
    761      * stored within a single Formattable of type kArray.
    762      *
    763      * @param source    The string to be parsed into an object.
    764      * @param result    Formattable to be set to the parse result.
    765      *                  If parse fails, return contents are undefined.
    766      * @param pos       On input, starting position for parse. On output,
    767      *                  final position after parse.  Unchanged if parse
    768      *                  fails.
    769      * @stable ICU 2.0
    770      */
    771     virtual void parseObject(const UnicodeString& source,
    772                              Formattable& result,
    773                              ParsePosition& pos) const;
    774 
    775     /**
    776      * Convert an 'apostrophe-friendly' pattern into a standard
    777      * pattern.  Standard patterns treat all apostrophes as
    778      * quotes, which is problematic in some languages, e.g.
    779      * French, where apostrophe is commonly used.  This utility
    780      * assumes that only an unpaired apostrophe immediately before
    781      * a brace is a true quote.  Other unpaired apostrophes are paired,
    782      * and the resulting standard pattern string is returned.
    783      *
    784      * <p><b>Note</b> it is not guaranteed that the returned pattern
    785      * is indeed a valid pattern.  The only effect is to convert
    786      * between patterns having different quoting semantics.
    787      *
    788      * @param pattern the 'apostrophe-friendly' patttern to convert
    789      * @param status    Input/output error code.  If the pattern
    790      *                  cannot be parsed, the failure code is set.
    791      * @return the standard equivalent of the original pattern
    792      * @stable ICU 3.4
    793      */
    794     static UnicodeString autoQuoteApostrophe(const UnicodeString& pattern,
    795         UErrorCode& status);
    796 
    797 
    798     /**
    799      * Returns true if this MessageFormat uses named arguments,
    800      * and false otherwise.  See class description.
    801      *
    802      * @return true if named arguments are used.
    803      * @stable ICU 4.0
    804      */
    805     UBool usesNamedArguments() const;
    806 
    807 
    808 #ifndef U_HIDE_INTERNAL_API
    809     /**
    810      * This API is for ICU internal use only.
    811      * Please do not use it.
    812      *
    813      * Returns argument types count in the parsed pattern.
    814      * Used to distinguish pattern "{0} d" and "d".
    815      *
    816      * @return           The number of formattable types in the pattern
    817      * @internal
    818      */
    819     int32_t getArgTypeCount() const;
    820 #endif  /* U_HIDE_INTERNAL_API */
    821 
    822     /**
    823      * Returns a unique class ID POLYMORPHICALLY.  Pure virtual override.
    824      * This method is to implement a simple version of RTTI, since not all
    825      * C++ compilers support genuine RTTI.  Polymorphic operator==() and
    826      * clone() methods call this method.
    827      *
    828      * @return          The class ID for this object. All objects of a
    829      *                  given class have the same class ID.  Objects of
    830      *                  other classes have different class IDs.
    831      * @stable ICU 2.0
    832      */
    833     virtual UClassID getDynamicClassID(void) const;
    834 
    835     /**
    836      * Return the class ID for this class.  This is useful only for
    837      * comparing to a return value from getDynamicClassID().  For example:
    838      * <pre>
    839      * .   Base* polymorphic_pointer = createPolymorphicObject();
    840      * .   if (polymorphic_pointer->getDynamicClassID() ==
    841      * .      Derived::getStaticClassID()) ...
    842      * </pre>
    843      * @return          The class ID for all objects of this class.
    844      * @stable ICU 2.0
    845      */
    846     static UClassID U_EXPORT2 getStaticClassID(void);
    847 
    848 #ifndef U_HIDE_INTERNAL_API
    849     /**
    850      * Compares two Format objects. This is used for constructing the hash
    851      * tables.
    852      *
    853      * @param left pointer to a Format object. Must not be NULL.
    854      * @param right pointer to a Format object. Must not be NULL.
    855      *
    856      * @return whether the two objects are the same
    857      * @internal
    858      */
    859     static UBool equalFormats(const void* left, const void* right);
    860 #endif  /* U_HIDE_INTERNAL_API */
    861 
    862 private:
    863 
    864     Locale              fLocale;
    865     MessagePattern      msgPattern;
    866     Format**            formatAliases; // see getFormats
    867     int32_t             formatAliasesCapacity;
    868 
    869     MessageFormat(); // default constructor not implemented
    870 
    871      /**
    872       * This provider helps defer instantiation of a PluralRules object
    873       * until we actually need to select a keyword.
    874       * For example, if the number matches an explicit-value selector like "=1"
    875       * we do not need any PluralRules.
    876       */
    877     class U_I18N_API PluralSelectorProvider : public PluralFormat::PluralSelector {
    878     public:
    879         PluralSelectorProvider(const MessageFormat &mf, UPluralType type);
    880         virtual ~PluralSelectorProvider();
    881         virtual UnicodeString select(void *ctx, double number, UErrorCode& ec) const;
    882 
    883         void reset();
    884     private:
    885         const MessageFormat &msgFormat;
    886         PluralRules* rules;
    887         UPluralType type;
    888     };
    889 
    890     /**
    891      * A MessageFormat formats an array of arguments.  Each argument
    892      * has an expected type, based on the pattern.  For example, if
    893      * the pattern contains the subformat "{3,number,integer}", then
    894      * we expect argument 3 to have type Formattable::kLong.  This
    895      * array needs to grow dynamically if the MessageFormat is
    896      * modified.
    897      */
    898     Formattable::Type* argTypes;
    899     int32_t            argTypeCount;
    900     int32_t            argTypeCapacity;
    901 
    902     /**
    903      * TRUE if there are different argTypes for the same argument.
    904      * This only matters when the MessageFormat is used in the plain C (umsg_xxx) API
    905      * where the pattern argTypes determine how the va_arg list is read.
    906      */
    907     UBool hasArgTypeConflicts;
    908 
    909     // Variable-size array management
    910     UBool allocateArgTypes(int32_t capacity, UErrorCode& status);
    911 
    912     /**
    913      * Default Format objects used when no format is specified and a
    914      * numeric or date argument is formatted.  These are volatile
    915      * cache objects maintained only for performance.  They do not
    916      * participate in operator=(), copy constructor(), nor
    917      * operator==().
    918      */
    919     NumberFormat* defaultNumberFormat;
    920     DateFormat*   defaultDateFormat;
    921 
    922     UHashtable* cachedFormatters;
    923     UHashtable* customFormatArgStarts;
    924 
    925     PluralSelectorProvider pluralProvider;
    926     PluralSelectorProvider ordinalProvider;
    927 
    928     /**
    929      * Method to retrieve default formats (or NULL on failure).
    930      * These are semantically const, but may modify *this.
    931      */
    932     const NumberFormat* getDefaultNumberFormat(UErrorCode&) const;
    933     const DateFormat*   getDefaultDateFormat(UErrorCode&) const;
    934 
    935     /**
    936      * Finds the word s, in the keyword list and returns the located index.
    937      * @param s the keyword to be searched for.
    938      * @param list the list of keywords to be searched with.
    939      * @return the index of the list which matches the keyword s.
    940      */
    941     static int32_t findKeyword( const UnicodeString& s,
    942                                 const char16_t * const *list);
    943 
    944     /**
    945      * Thin wrapper around the format(... AppendableWrapper ...) variant.
    946      * Wraps the destination UnicodeString into an AppendableWrapper and
    947      * supplies default values for some other parameters.
    948      */
    949     UnicodeString& format(const Formattable* arguments,
    950                           const UnicodeString *argumentNames,
    951                           int32_t cnt,
    952                           UnicodeString& appendTo,
    953                           FieldPosition* pos,
    954                           UErrorCode& status) const;
    955 
    956     /**
    957      * Formats the arguments and writes the result into the
    958      * AppendableWrapper, updates the field position.
    959      *
    960      * @param msgStart      Index to msgPattern part to start formatting from.
    961      * @param plNumber      NULL except when formatting a plural argument sub-message
    962      *                      where a '#' is replaced by the format string for this number.
    963      * @param arguments     The formattable objects array. (Must not be NULL.)
    964      * @param argumentNames NULL if numbered values are used. Otherwise the same
    965      *                      length as "arguments", and each entry is the name of the
    966      *                      corresponding argument in "arguments".
    967      * @param cnt           The length of arguments (and of argumentNames if that is not NULL).
    968      * @param appendTo      Output parameter to receive the result.
    969      *                      The result string is appended to existing contents.
    970      * @param pos           Field position status.
    971      * @param success       The error code status.
    972      */
    973     void format(int32_t msgStart,
    974                 const void *plNumber,
    975                 const Formattable* arguments,
    976                 const UnicodeString *argumentNames,
    977                 int32_t cnt,
    978                 AppendableWrapper& appendTo,
    979                 FieldPosition* pos,
    980                 UErrorCode& success) const;
    981 
    982     UnicodeString getArgName(int32_t partIndex);
    983 
    984     void setArgStartFormat(int32_t argStart, Format* formatter, UErrorCode& status);
    985 
    986     void setCustomArgStartFormat(int32_t argStart, Format* formatter, UErrorCode& status);
    987 
    988     int32_t nextTopLevelArgStart(int32_t partIndex) const;
    989 
    990     UBool argNameMatches(int32_t partIndex, const UnicodeString& argName, int32_t argNumber);
    991 
    992     void cacheExplicitFormats(UErrorCode& status);
    993 
    994     Format* createAppropriateFormat(UnicodeString& type,
    995                                     UnicodeString& style,
    996                                     Formattable::Type& formattableType,
    997                                     UParseError& parseError,
    998                                     UErrorCode& ec);
    999 
   1000     const Formattable* getArgFromListByName(const Formattable* arguments,
   1001                                             const UnicodeString *argumentNames,
   1002                                             int32_t cnt, UnicodeString& name) const;
   1003 
   1004     Formattable* parse(int32_t msgStart,
   1005                        const UnicodeString& source,
   1006                        ParsePosition& pos,
   1007                        int32_t& count,
   1008                        UErrorCode& ec) const;
   1009 
   1010     FieldPosition* updateMetaData(AppendableWrapper& dest, int32_t prevLength,
   1011                                   FieldPosition* fp, const Formattable* argId) const;
   1012 
   1013     /**
   1014      * Finds the "other" sub-message.
   1015      * @param partIndex the index of the first PluralFormat argument style part.
   1016      * @return the "other" sub-message start part index.
   1017      */
   1018     int32_t findOtherSubMessage(int32_t partIndex) const;
   1019 
   1020     /**
   1021      * Returns the ARG_START index of the first occurrence of the plural number in a sub-message.
   1022      * Returns -1 if it is a REPLACE_NUMBER.
   1023      * Returns 0 if there is neither.
   1024      */
   1025     int32_t findFirstPluralNumberArg(int32_t msgStart, const UnicodeString &argName) const;
   1026 
   1027     Format* getCachedFormatter(int32_t argumentNumber) const;
   1028 
   1029     UnicodeString getLiteralStringUntilNextArgument(int32_t from) const;
   1030 
   1031     void copyObjects(const MessageFormat& that, UErrorCode& ec);
   1032 
   1033     void formatComplexSubMessage(int32_t msgStart,
   1034                                  const void *plNumber,
   1035                                  const Formattable* arguments,
   1036                                  const UnicodeString *argumentNames,
   1037                                  int32_t cnt,
   1038                                  AppendableWrapper& appendTo,
   1039                                  UErrorCode& success) const;
   1040 
   1041     /**
   1042      * Convenience method that ought to be in NumberFormat
   1043      */
   1044     NumberFormat* createIntegerFormat(const Locale& locale, UErrorCode& status) const;
   1045 
   1046     /**
   1047      * Returns array of argument types in the parsed pattern
   1048      * for use in C API.  Only for the use of umsg_vformat().  Not
   1049      * for public consumption.
   1050      * @param listCount  Output parameter to receive the size of array
   1051      * @return           The array of formattable types in the pattern
   1052      */
   1053     const Formattable::Type* getArgTypeList(int32_t& listCount) const {
   1054         listCount = argTypeCount;
   1055         return argTypes;
   1056     }
   1057 
   1058     /**
   1059      * Resets the internal MessagePattern, and other associated caches.
   1060      */
   1061     void resetPattern();
   1062 
   1063     /**
   1064      * A DummyFormatter that we use solely to store a NULL value. UHash does
   1065      * not support storing NULL values.
   1066      */
   1067     class U_I18N_API DummyFormat : public Format {
   1068     public:
   1069         virtual UBool operator==(const Format&) const;
   1070         virtual Format* clone() const;
   1071         virtual UnicodeString& format(const Formattable& obj,
   1072                               UnicodeString& appendTo,
   1073                               UErrorCode& status) const;
   1074         virtual UnicodeString& format(const Formattable&,
   1075                                       UnicodeString& appendTo,
   1076                                       FieldPosition&,
   1077                                       UErrorCode& status) const;
   1078         virtual UnicodeString& format(const Formattable& obj,
   1079                                       UnicodeString& appendTo,
   1080                                       FieldPositionIterator* posIter,
   1081                                       UErrorCode& status) const;
   1082         virtual void parseObject(const UnicodeString&,
   1083                                  Formattable&,
   1084                                  ParsePosition&) const;
   1085     };
   1086 
   1087     friend class MessageFormatAdapter; // getFormatTypeList() access
   1088 };
   1089 
   1090 U_NAMESPACE_END
   1091 
   1092 #endif /* #if !UCONFIG_NO_FORMATTING */
   1093 
   1094 #endif // _MSGFMT
   1095 //eof
   1096