message format in .properties file

[mars1412]

in the .properties file, I have a text that includes standard java message formatting - e.g.

mtr.test.param.format=string {1} currency {0,number,#.##} integer {0,number,integer}.

in the web-page i use the following code to generate the output:

 <h:outputFormat value="#{messages['mtr.test.param.format']}">
 <f:param value="3.145" />
 <f:param value="a disturbance in the Force" />
 </h:outputFormat>

but the rendered string is:

string a disturbance in the Force currency 3.145 integer 3.145.

why does the #.## not work with h:outputFormat?

is this my mistake, or does h:outputFormat not support all java message format identifiers?
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/text/MessageFormat.html

thanks in advance

[mars1412]

well, after some other checks, it turned out, that the message string is not read corectly from the .properties file

string in .properties file:

mtr.test.param.format=string {1} currency {0,number,#.#} integer {2,number,integer} date {3,date,short}.

when I output the message string in the HTML page,

<p>#{messages['mtr.test.param.format']}</p>

it is rendered, as:

string {1} currency {0} integer {2} date {3}.

any idea why?

or can you at least tell me, where the problem is?
is this a JSF issue, or might it be a problem with (JBoss) or SEAM?

[mars1412]

for more details on this please see:
http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4100761

sorry for cross-posting - since I am a newbie, I thought this was the proper forum...