void formatErrorMessage(UErrorCode &realStatus, const UnicodeString& pattern, const Locale& theLocale,
                     UErrorCode inStatus0, /* statusString 1 */ const Locale &inCountry2, double currency3, // these numbers are the message arguments.
                     UnicodeString &result)
{
    if(U_FAILURE(realStatus))
        return; // you messed up

    UnicodeString errString1(u_errorName(inStatus0));

    UnicodeString countryName2;
    inCountry2.getDisplayCountry(theLocale,countryName2);

    Formattable myArgs[] = {
        Formattable((int32_t)inStatus0),   // inStatus0      {0}
        Formattable(errString1), // statusString1 {1}
        Formattable(countryName2),  // inCountry2 {2}
        Formattable(currency3)// currency3  {3,number,currency}
    };

    MessageFormat *fmt = new MessageFormat("MessageFormat's API is broken!!!!!!!!!!!",realStatus);
    fmt->setLocale(theLocale);
    fmt->applyPattern(pattern, realStatus);
    
    if (U_FAILURE(realStatus)) {
        delete fmt;
        return;
    }

    FieldPosition ignore = 0;                      
    fmt->format(myArgs,4,result,ignore,realStatus);

    delete fmt;
}