[eclipse-dev] NLS.bind(...) vs MessageFormat.format(...)

[Olivier Thomann <Olivier_Thomann@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I'd like to get some clarification when one method should be used instead 
of the other one.
In API Tools, we are trying to use MessageFormat.format(...), but I didn't 
know and I ended up using NLS.bind(...).

When I was about to "fix" and go with MessageFormat.format from the ICU 
bundle, I made a search for NLS.bind(...) usage and I found many hits. So 
I'd like to know when each method should be used.The documentation inside 
the NLS class mentioned that this is not a replacement for the 
MessageFormat method, but it doesn't really say what kind of limitations 
the NLS method has.

Can someone put some light on this, please?

Thanks,

Olivier