[FIXED] Prevent default formatting (comma insertion) of long argument in s:message tag

Issue

I have a jsp in which I use spring s:message tag

<s:message code="application.success" arguments="${applicationRefId}" />

applicationRefId is a long variable added to the model.

In my resource bundle, I have defined message code quite regularly as

application.success=Application {0} successfully submitted

But this results in

Application 74,311 successfully submitted

Here my long value is formatted with commas. I have two questions - Why does this formatting happen, by default, and how can I prevent it?

Solution

As far as I know you can either

1. convert applicationRefId to String before passing it to messageTag

2. or apply formatting in your resource bundle

    application.success=Application {0, number, #} successfully submitted
   

Second solution documentation

• MessageFormat
• DecimalFormat

From the MessageFormat documentation

FormatElement:
     { ArgumentIndex }
     { ArgumentIndex , FormatType }
     { ArgumentIndex , FormatType , FormatStyle }

And this chart

Answered By - ikumen
Answer Checked By - Dawn Plyler (JavaFixing Volunteer)