If so, then format uses that Format object to format the argument. Otherwise, the argument is formatted based on the object's type. Otherwise, it uses the toString method. When a single argument is parsed more than once in the string, the last match will be the final result of the parsing. Likewise, parsing with a MessageFormat object using patterns containing multiple occurances of the same argument would return the last match.
Returns pattern with formatted objects.
Formats an object to produce a string. Generates a hash code for the message format object. Parses the string. Parses the string. Parses the string.