EL variable in JSF ResourceBundle

Question

i read somewhere (don\'t find it anymore) that i can use EL Expresions in the resource bundle and then use it without changes in *.xhtml files.

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Answer 1

JSF resourcebundles does by default not resolve EL. It however by default supports MessageFormat API in combination with <h:outputFormat> and <f:param>.

some.text = {0} more

with

<h:outputFormat value="#{i18n['some.text']}">
    <f:param value="#{someBean.stepsLeft}" />
</h:outputFormat>

You can even explicitly make it a number type so that e.g. 1000 will be displayed as 1,000 or 1.000 depending on the view locale.

some.text = {0,number} more

For more formatting options see thus the MessageFormat API documentation.