Format Spring:message argument

Question

How can I format the arguments of my <spring:message>?

I have a message like this:

 message.myMessage=this is {0} my message {1} with {2} multiple arguments

My jsp has the following:

<spring:message code="message.myMessage" 
                arguments="<fmt:formatNumber value='${value1}' currencySymbol='$' type='currency'/>,${value2},${value3}" 
                htmlEscape="false"/>

which doesn't display value1, which is a number I would like formatted.

I am not sure I can add the fmt tag inside the argument list.

score 22 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 01 '11 at 17:04

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The arguments attribute of <spring:message> can contain JSP EL expressions, but not JSP tags.

Try un-nesting it. You can assign the result of <fmt:formatNumber> to a variable, e.g.

<fmt:formatNumber var="formattedValue1" value='${value1}' currencySymbol='$' type='currency'/>
<spring:message code="message.myMessage" arguments="${formattedValue1},${value2},${value3}" htmlEscape="false"/>

answered Jul 01 '11 at 17:04

skaffman

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Awesome! Thank you so much. FYI I needed to change the argumentSeperator to '|' because a formatted currency has commas and will seperate the numbers once formatted. Thanks again – blong824 Jul 01 '11 at 17:24

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 12 '13 at 17:57

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Assign the formatted number to a variable then use it in your spring message tag :

<fmt:formatNumber value="${value1}"
                    var="value4"
                   type="currency"/>

<spring:message code="message.myMessage"
           arguments="${value4},${value2},${value3}"
          htmlEscape="false"/>

edited Sep 12 '13 at 17:57

McDowell

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answered Sep 12 '13 at 16:49

Salim Hamidi

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Format Spring:message argument

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