org.apache.log4j
Class SimpleLayout
java.lang.Object
org.apache.log4j.spi.ComponentBase
org.apache.log4j.Layout
org.apache.log4j.SimpleLayout
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Component, OptionHandler
- public class SimpleLayout
- extends Layout
SimpleLayout consists of the level of the log statement,
followed by " - " and then the log message itself. For example,
DEBUG - Hello world
- Since:
- version 0.7.0
PatternLayout
offers a much more powerful alternative.
- Author:
- Ceki Gülcü
Method Summary |
void |
activateOptions()
Activate the options that were previously set with calls to option
setters.
|
void |
format(Writer output,
LoggingEvent event)
Writes the log statement in a format consisting of the
level , followed by " - " and then the
message . |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
SimpleLayout
public SimpleLayout()
activateOptions
public void activateOptions()
- Description copied from interface:
OptionHandler
- Activate the options that were previously set with calls to option
setters.
This allows to defer activiation of the options until all
options have been set. This is required for components which have
related options that remain ambigous until all are set.
For example, the FileAppender has the File
and Append
options both of
which are ambigous until the other is also set.
format
public void format(Writer output,
LoggingEvent event)
throws IOException
- Writes the log statement in a format consisting of the
level
, followed by " - " and then the
message
. For example, INFO - "A message"
The category
parameter is ignored.
- Specified by:
format
in class Layout
- Parameters:
event
- The LoggingEvent to format and writeoutput
- The java.io.Writer to write to
- Throws:
IOException
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