Log4j Version 1.2.14: Class Layout

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org.apache.log4j Class Layout

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--org.apache.log4j.Layout

All Implemented Interfaces:: OptionHandler

Direct Known Subclasses:: DateLayout, HTMLLayout, PatternLayout, SimpleLayout, XMLLayout

public abstract class Layout
extends Object
implements OptionHandler

Extend this abstract class to create your own log layout format.

Author:: Ceki Gülcü

Field Summary
`static String`	`LINE_SEP`
`static int`	`LINE_SEP_LEN`

Constructor Summary
`Layout()`

Method Summary
`abstract String`	`format(LoggingEvent event)` Implement this method to create your own layout format.
`String`	`getContentType()` Returns the content type output by this layout.
`String`	`getFooter()` Returns the footer for the layout format.
`String`	`getHeader()` Returns the header for the layout format.
`abstract boolean`	`ignoresThrowable()` If the layout handles the throwable object contained within `LoggingEvent`, then the layout should return `false`.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.log4j.spi.OptionHandler

activateOptions

Field Detail

LINE_SEP

public static final String LINE_SEP

LINE_SEP_LEN

public static final int LINE_SEP_LEN

Constructor Detail

Layout

public Layout()

Method Detail

format

public abstract String format(LoggingEvent event)

Implement this method to create your own layout format.

getContentType

public String getContentType()

Returns the content type output by this layout. The base class returns "text/plain".

getHeader

public String getHeader()

Returns the header for the layout format. The base class returns null.

getFooter

public String getFooter()

Returns the footer for the layout format. The base class returns null.

ignoresThrowable

public abstract boolean ignoresThrowable()

If the layout handles the throwable object contained within LoggingEvent, then the layout should return false. Otherwise, if the layout ignores throwable object, then the layout should return true.

The SimpleLayout, TTCCLayout, PatternLayout all return true. The XMLLayout returns false.

Since:: 0.8.4