Log4j Version 1.2.14: Class RootLogger

org.apache.log4j.spi Class RootLogger

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--org.apache.log4j.Category
        |
        +--org.apache.log4j.Logger
              |
              +--org.apache.log4j.spi.RootLogger

All Implemented Interfaces:

AppenderAttachable

public final class RootLogger

extends Logger

RootLogger sits at the top of the logger hierachy. It is a regular logger except that it provides several guarantees.

First, it cannot be assigned a null level. Second, since root logger cannot have a parent, the getChainedLevel() method always returns the value of the level field without walking the hierarchy.

Author:

Ceki Gülcü

RootLogger

public RootLogger(Level level)

The root logger names itself as "root". However, the root logger cannot be retrieved by name.

getChainedLevel

public final Level getChainedLevel()

Return the assigned level value without walking the logger hierarchy.

setLevel

public final void setLevel(Level level)

Setting a null value to the level of the root logger may have catastrophic results. We prevent this here.

Overrides:

setLevel in class Category

Since:

0.8.3