code: public static String format(final String pattern, final Object... args)
      {
          return messageFormatInstance(pattern).render(args);
      }
docs: <p>
  Gets the ICU based DecimalFormat instance for the current thread with the
  given pattern and uses it to format the given arguments.
  </p>
  
  @param pattern
  Format pattern that follows the conventions of
  {@link com.ibm.icu.text.MessageFormat MessageFormat}
  @param args
  Arguments
  @return The formatted String