org.apache.log4j.lf5
public class LF5Appender extends AppenderSkeleton
LF5Appender
logs events to a swing based logging
console. The swing console supports turning categories on and off,
multiple detail level views, as well as full text searching and many
other capabilties.
Field Summary | |
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protected static LogBrokerMonitor | _defaultLogMonitor |
protected static AppenderFinalizer | _finalizer |
protected LogBrokerMonitor | _logMonitor |
Constructor Summary | |
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LF5Appender()
Constructs a LF5Appender using the default instance of
the LogBrokerMonitor . | |
LF5Appender(LogBrokerMonitor monitor)
Constructs a LF5Appender |
Method Summary | |
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void | append(LoggingEvent event)
Appends a LoggingEvent record to the
LF5Appender . |
void | close()
This method is an empty implementation of the close() method inherited
from the org.apache.log4j.Appender interface. |
boolean | equals(LF5Appender compareTo)
The equals method compares two LF5Appenders and determines whether
they are equal. |
protected static LogBrokerMonitor | getDefaultInstance() |
protected static int | getDefaultMonitorHeight() |
protected static int | getDefaultMonitorWidth() |
LogBrokerMonitor | getLogBrokerMonitor() |
protected static int | getScreenHeight() |
protected static int | getScreenWidth() |
static void | main(String[] args) |
boolean | requiresLayout()
Returns a value that indicates whether this appender requires a
Layout . |
void | setCallSystemExitOnClose(boolean callSystemExitOnClose)
This method is used to set the property that controls whether
the LogBrokerMonitor is hidden or closed when a user
exits
the monitor. |
void | setMaxNumberOfRecords(int maxNumberOfRecords) |
LF5Appender
using the default instance of
the LogBrokerMonitor
. This constructor should LF5Appender(LogBrokerMonitor monitor)
constructor, unless you need to spawn additional log monitoring
windows.LF5Appender using an instance of
a LogBrokerMonitor supplied by the user. This
constructor should only be used when you need to spawn
additional log monitoring windows.
Parameters: monitor An instance of a LogBrokerMonitor
created by the user.
LoggingEvent
record to the
LF5Appender
.Parameters: event The LoggingEvent
to be appended.
org.apache.log4j.Appender
interface.Appenders
will be considered equal
if, and only if, they both contain references to the same
LogBrokerMonitor
.
Parameters: compareTo A boolean value indicating whether the two LF5Appenders are equal.
Returns: The default instance of the LogBrokerMonitor
.
Returns: the screen height from Toolkit.getScreenSize() if possible, otherwise returns 600
See Also: java.awt.Toolkit
Returns: the screen width from Toolkit.getScreenSize() if possible, otherwise returns 800
See Also: java.awt.Toolkit
Layout
. This method always returns false.
No layout is required for the LF5Appender
.LogBrokerMonitor
is hidden or closed when a user
exits
the monitor. By default, the LogBrokerMonitor
will hide
itself when the log window is exited, and the swing thread will
continue to run in the background. If this property is
set to true, the LogBrokerMonitor
will call System.exit(0)
and will shut down swing thread and the virtual machine.
Parameters: callSystemExitOnClose A boolean value indicating whether to call System.exit(0) when closing the log window.