can I explicitly invoke EL on a string (java)

Question

I am looking for a way to take a string like: "pleas take this ${date.object}." and a dictionary that has the key "object"

and replacing as EL does.

i.e. if "object"=>"bag" then I want to get the string "pleas take this bag."

I know I can do this using explicit string replacement but was looking for a way to utilize the same engine used by EL.

See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/91692/jstl-jsp-el-expression-language-in-a-non-jsp-standalone-context — Sahil Muthoo, Oct 17 '11 at 07:29
Is this in the context of a Java web application executed by a Servlet Engine, or in some standalone application? — erickson, Oct 17 '11 at 07:37

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 17 '11 at 07:38

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MessageFormat does something similuar. May be you can use this?

Example:

 MessageFormat.format("pleas take this {0} or may be this {1}", object, object2);

answered Oct 17 '11 at 07:38

Markus Lausberg

This does not answer my Q. As it assumes I control the string structure and object fields. – epeleg Mar 04 '12 at 12:18

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