Syntax

	messageFormat($pattern)

Description

Constructs a message format with the given pattern for either parse() or format() calls.

See MessageFormat.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Mandatory	Default
pattern	String	The pattern in which to format. Placeholders can be defined ({0}, {1} etc.), which are subsequently filled by parameters during formatting. These placeholders can additionally define format types and subformat types to additionally format the parameters ({0, number, integer}, {1, date} etc.). For more information on possible patterns, see MessageFormat.	yes

Return value

Type: Business object

A message format that can now be used for parse() or format() calls.

Examples

Simple formatting

	messageFormat("Good {0}, {1}! Today we have {2} degrees.").format("Morning", "Sir", 19)

Output: Good Morning Sir! Today we have 19 degrees.

Format with format type

	messageFormat("At {1,time} on {1,date}, there was {2} on planet {0,number,integer}.").format(7, now(), "a disturbance in the Force")

Output: At 15:36:40 on 11.10.2021, there was a disturbance in the Force on planet 7.

The date is used multiple times in this message and formatted accordingly using time and date.

Parse

	messageFormat("Good {0}!").parse("Good Morning!")

Output: Message object