MessageFormatWrapper (JasperReports Javadoc 7.0.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.jasperreports.engine.fill.MessageFormatWrapper

```
public class MessageFormatWrapper
extends Object
```
MessageFormat does not work with classes of the java.time package such as LocalDate This is by design and won't be fixed: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8016743 This class wraps a MessageFormat and converts classes of the java.time package into Date objects

Author:

Guillaume Toison

- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Constructor Description
  
  MessageFormatWrapper()
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  static String format(String pattern, Locale locale, Object... arguments)
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - MessageFormatWrapper
```
public MessageFormatWrapper()
```
- Method Detail
  - format
```
public static String format(String pattern,
                            Locale locale,
                            Object... arguments)
```
    Parameters:
    
    pattern - The message pattern, for instance "since {0, date, dd-MM-yy}"
    
    locale - The locale, must be non-null
    
    arguments - the message parameters
    
    Returns:
    
    the constructed message
    
    See Also:
    
    MessageFormat.format(java.lang.Object[],java.lang.StringBuffer, java.text.FieldPosition)