com.cafesoft.core.log
Class MultiLayoutRollingFileAppender

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton
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        +--org.apache.log4j.WriterAppender
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              +--org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
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                    +--org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
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                          +--com.cafesoft.core.log.MultiLayoutRollingFileAppender

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.apache.log4j.Appender, org.apache.log4j.spi.OptionHandler

public class MultiLayoutRollingFileAppender

extends org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender

A Log4j specific Appender object that allows for multiple Layout objects to be assigned to various log Level objects.

This appender allows for each Level of Message being logged to contain a different Layout. Useful for cases where error messages need additional context that you do not want to see in the INFO or DEBUG level

Since:

7/22/02

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender

maxBackupIndex, maxFileSize

Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.FileAppender

bufferedIO, bufferSize, fileAppend, fileName

Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.WriterAppender

encoding, immediateFlush, qw

Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

closed, errorHandler, headFilter, layout, name, tailFilter, threshold

Method Summary

protected void	addLayout(org.apache.log4j.Level level, org.apache.log4j.Layout layout) Add a Layout to this appender
protected void	subAppend(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event) This method differentiates MultiLayoutRollingFileAppender from its super class.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender

getMaxBackupIndex, getMaximumFileSize, rollOver, setFile, setMaxBackupIndex, setMaxFileSize, setMaximumFileSize, setQWForFiles

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.FileAppender

activateOptions, closeFile, getAppend, getBufferedIO, getBufferSize, getFile, reset, setAppend, setBufferedIO, setBufferSize, setFile

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.WriterAppender

append, checkEntryConditions, close, closeWriter, createWriter, getEncoding, getImmediateFlush, requiresLayout, setEncoding, setErrorHandler, setImmediateFlush, setWriter, writeFooter, writeHeader

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

addFilter, clearFilters, doAppend, finalize, getErrorHandler, getFilter, getFirstFilter, getLayout, getName, getThreshold, isAsSevereAsThreshold, setLayout, setName, setThreshold

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

subAppend

protected void subAppend(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event)

This method differentiates MultiLayoutRollingFileAppender from its super class.

Overrides:

subAppend in class org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender

Parameters:

event - the LoggingEvent that is to be logged

addLayout

protected void addLayout(org.apache.log4j.Level level,
                         org.apache.log4j.Layout layout)

Add a Layout to this appender

Parameters:

level - the Level this Layout applies to

layout - the Layout to use for this Level