2003-12-19 Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de>

	* java/text/MessageFormat.java
	(MessageFormat): New constructor.

From-SVN: r74828

libjava/ChangeLog

 2003-12-19  Michael Koch  <konqueror@gmx.de>
 
+	* java/text/MessageFormat.java
+	(MessageFormat): New constructor.
+
+2003-12-19  Michael Koch  <konqueror@gmx.de>
+
 	* gnu/java/net/protocol/jar/Handler.java
 	(parseURL): New method.
 	(toExternalForm): New method.

libjava/java/text/MessageFormat.java

@@ -454,11 +454,25 @@ public class MessageFormat extends Format
    * Creates a new MessageFormat object with
    * the specified pattern
    *
-   * @param aPattern The Pattern
+   * @param pattern The Pattern
+   */
+  public MessageFormat(String pattern)
+  {
+    this(pattern, Locale.getDefault());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new MessageFormat object with
+   * the specified pattern
+   *
+   * @param pattern The Pattern
+   * @param locale The Locale to use
+   *
+   * @since 1.4
    */
-  public MessageFormat (String pattern)
+  public MessageFormat(String pattern, Locale locale)
   {
-    locale = Locale.getDefault();
+    this.locale = locale;
     applyPattern (pattern);
   }