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Class Overview
Convenience class that features simple methods for custom log4j configuration.
Only needed for non-default log4j initialization, for example with a custom config location or a refresh interval. By default, log4j will simply read its configuration from a "log4j.properties" or "log4j.xml" file in the root of the classpath.
For web environments, the analogous Log4jWebConfigurer class can be found
in the web package, reading in its configuration from context-params in
web.xml. In a J2EE web application, log4j is usually set up
via Log4jConfigListener or Log4jConfigServlet, delegating to
Log4jWebConfigurer underneath.
Summary
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| String | CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX | Pseudo URL prefix for loading from the class path: "classpath:" | |||||||||
| String | XML_FILE_EXTENSION | Extension that indicates a log4j XML config file: ".xml" | |||||||||
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Initialize log4j from the given location, with the given refresh interval
for the config file.
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Initialize log4j from the given file location, with no config file refreshing.
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Set the specified system property to the current working directory.
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Shut down log4j, properly releasing all file locks.
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Constants
public static final String CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX
Pseudo URL prefix for loading from the class path: "classpath:"
public static final String XML_FILE_EXTENSION
Extension that indicates a log4j XML config file: ".xml"
Public Constructors
Public Methods
public static void initLogging (String location, long refreshInterval)
Initialize log4j from the given location, with the given refresh interval for the config file. Assumes an XML file in case of a ".xml" file extension, and a properties file otherwise.
Log4j's watchdog thread will asynchronously check whether the timestamp of the config file has changed, using the given interval between checks. A refresh interval of 1000 milliseconds (one second), which allows to do on-demand log level changes with immediate effect, is not unfeasible.
WARNING: Log4j's watchdog thread does not terminate until VM shutdown; in particular, it does not terminate on LogManager shutdown. Therefore, it is recommended to not use config file refreshing in a production J2EE environment; the watchdog thread would not stop on application shutdown there.
Parameters
| location | the location of the config file: either a "classpath:" location (e.g. "classpath:myLog4j.properties"), an absolute file URL (e.g. "file:C:/log4j.properties), or a plain absolute path in the file system (e.g. "C:/log4j.properties") |
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| refreshInterval | interval between config file refresh checks, in milliseconds |
Throws
| FileNotFoundException | if the location specifies an invalid file path |
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public static void initLogging (String location)
Initialize log4j from the given file location, with no config file refreshing. Assumes an XML file in case of a ".xml" file extension, and a properties file otherwise.
Parameters
| location | the location of the config file: either a "classpath:" location (e.g. "classpath:myLog4j.properties"), an absolute file URL (e.g. "file:C:/log4j.properties), or a plain absolute path in the file system (e.g. "C:/log4j.properties") |
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Throws
| FileNotFoundException | if the location specifies an invalid file path |
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public static void setWorkingDirSystemProperty (String key)
Set the specified system property to the current working directory.
This can be used e.g. for test environments, for applications that leverage Log4jWebConfigurer's "webAppRootKey" support in a web environment.
Parameters
| key | system property key to use, as expected in Log4j configuration (for example: "demo.root", used as "${demo.root}/WEB-INF/demo.log") |
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See Also
public static void shutdownLogging ()
Shut down log4j, properly releasing all file locks.
This isn't strictly necessary, but recommended for shutting down log4j in a scenario where the host VM stays alive (for example, when shutting down an application in a J2EE environment).