67372 - %s %s %s our substitution forces specific orderings

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(Core :: Internationalization: Localization, defect)

Description

[timeless]

we should use a form of either %verb% %subject% %object% or %s1 %s2 %s3.  
Different languages are likely to need different word ordering.

Comment 1

[rchen]

I believe we have used "%1$s" for this purpose. Please be more specific about 
the file name and the bug.

Comment 2

[timeless]

bug 67340

Comment 3

[Mike Kaply [:mkaply]]

I search lxr and it seems like everywhere we use %1$s is for properties files 
referenced by c/cpp files.

I think timeless is referring to javascript and the fact that we have no 
standard way to do it there.

Comment 4

[timeless]

yes I am.

Comment 5

[Alec Flett]

no, the string formats support positional formatting. see the documentation in
nsTextFormatter, which is how nsIStringBundle::formatStringFromName works.
you do stuff just like mkaply said, and use 

if the property file says:
foo=%2$S %1$S %3$S

then you can say
var text = bundle.formatStringFromName("foo", ["can", "pigs", "fly"], 3);
and text will have the value "pigs can fly"

Comment 6

[timeless]

vrfy. thank you for the information.