<i18n dev> RFR: 8335271: Specify the MessageFormat ArgumentIndex Implementation Limit

[Roger Riggs]

On Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:48:58 GMT, Justin Lu <jlu at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Please review this PR which specifies the _j.text.MessageFormat_ ArgumentIndex limit. A corresponding CSR is drafted.
> 
> Both the existence of the limit (and behavior if violated), as well as this implementation's limit are added to the class description. See the JBS issue comments for further history.

src/java.base/share/classes/java/text/MessageFormat.java line 127:

> 125:  * not shown in the table are illegal. A <i>SubformatPattern</i> must
> 126:  * be a valid pattern string for the {@code Format} subclass used.
> 127:  * @implSpec For this implementation, the limit of <b>ArgumentIndex</b> is 10,000

I don't think the number should be *specified*; it would be fine as an implementation note.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21554#discussion_r1804852671