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add note about toPattern() differences pre JDK 1.4 

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Matthew Jason Benson 2007-12-03 17:19:23 +00:00
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src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/text/ExtendedMessageFormat.java
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@ -29,9 +29,16 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;
* Extends <code>MessageFormat</code> to allow pluggable/additional formatting
* options for embedded format elements; requires a "meta-format", i.e. a
* <code>Format</code> capable of parsing and formatting other
* <code>Format</code>s. One shortcoming is that recursive choice formats do
* not inherit knowledge of the extended formatters and are limited to those
* available with <code>java.text.MessageFormat</code> (patches welcome).
* <code>Format</code>s.
*
* Limitations:
* <ul>
* <li><code>toPattern()</code> results are tailored to JDK 1.4+ output and
* will produce fairly drastically different results on earlier JDKs.</li>
* <li>Recursive choice formats do not inherit knowledge of the extended
* formatters and are limited to those available with
* <code>java.text.MessageFormat</code>.</li>
* </ul>
*
* @author Matt Benson
* @since 2.4