<i18n dev> RFR: 6230751: [Fmt-Ch] Recursive MessageFormats in ChoiceFormats ignore indicated subformats

[Naoto Sato]

On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 22:41:26 GMT, Justin Lu <jlu at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Please review this PR which updates an incorrect code example in _java/text/ChoiceFormat_.
> 
> ChoiceFormat (and MessageFormat) provide an example of how to produce a pattern that supports singular and plural forms. The ChoiceFormat example is incorrect, as recursive MessageFormats produced by a ChoiceFormat subformat only recognize subformats defined through the MessageFormat pattern syntax, not through the subformats contained within the top level MessageFormat. 
> 
> In the original example,
> `Format[] testFormats = {fileform, null, NumberFormat.getInstance()};` could have been replaced with 
> `Format[] testFormats = {fileform, null, new ChoiceFormat("0#BROKEN")};` and the original output would have been the same.
> 
> This PR replaces the example with the one used in MessageFormat, which is correct. 
> 
> This PR also includes a drive-by fix to remove leftover `<blockquote>`s from a previous `@snippet` conversion.

Do you think it would be helpful if we describe that limitation so that such confusion will not arise?

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PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/16891#pullrequestreview-1756397913