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h3. Normal Java resource bundles

In this case the important aspect is the following:{info:title=API: java.util.Properties}
 The method does not treat a backslash character, \, before a non-valid escape character as an error; the backslash is silently dropped. For example, in a Java string the sequence "\z" would cause a compile time error. In contrast, this method silently drops the backslash. Therefore, this method treats the two character sequence "\b" as equivalent to the single character 'b'.{info}

h3. MessageFormat rules

Extensively describing rules for embedding ' and {. (see javadoc API for MessageFormat)

Considering the special chars ', '\{ and '\}
, we now have to:
- escape ' with another ': resulting in '' (double-single quote)
- escape \ with another \: resulting in
\\
- enclose } with ': resulting in '}'
- enclose { with ': resulting in '{'