RFR - JDK-8203444 String::formatted (Preview)

[Jim Laskey]

Good point. To make sure I fully understand what you are stating,

- The argument for having an instance method is reasonable to achieve "flowiness".
- However, only one version is necessary or desired, that is, "public String formatted(Object... args)".
- In cases where Locale needs to be overridden, then either use "String.format(Locale lc, String fmt, Object... args)" or globally set "Locale.setDefault(Locale lc)".

Correct?

-- Jim




> On May 21, 2019, at 12:44 PM, Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> * Jim Laskey:
> 
>> All discussion is valid. I agree the ambiguity is tricky, but can be
>> resolved by using explicit locale.
>> 
>> Example:
>> 
>> 	"%s".formatted(Locale.getDefault(), Locale.JAPAN);
>> 
>> This guarantees the "public String formatted(Locale l,
>> Object... args)" form is chosen with the second Locale as an argument.
> 
> There is also the cognitive overhead.  I think the key question is
> whether this is so bad:
> 
>  String.format(Locale.US, """
>  %s
>  """, Locale.JAPAN);
> 
> Then perhaps we wouldn't need the formatted method which takes a Locale
> object.
> 
> Thanks,
> Florian