ch.qos.logback.classic.log4j

Class XMLLayout

java.lang.Object

ch.qos.logback.core.spi.ContextAwareBase

ch.qos.logback.core.LayoutBase<ILoggingEvent>

ch.qos.logback.classic.log4j.XMLLayout

All Implemented Interfaces:

Layout<ILoggingEvent>, ContextAware, LifeCycle

public class XMLLayout
extends LayoutBase<ILoggingEvent>

Generates log4j.dtd compliant XML documents.

Author:

Ceki Gülcü

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class ch.qos.logback.core.LayoutBase

started

Fields inherited from class ch.qos.logback.core.spi.ContextAwareBase

context

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
XMLLayout()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	doLayout(ILoggingEvent event) Formats a ILoggingEvent in conformity with the log4j.dtd.
String	getContentType() Returns the content type as appropriate for the implementation.
boolean	getLocationInfo() Returns the current value of the LocationInfo option.
boolean	getProperties() Gets whether MDC key-value pairs should be output.
void	setLocationInfo(boolean flag) The LocationInfo option takes a boolean value.
void	setProperties(boolean flag) Sets whether MDC key-value pairs should be output, default false.
void	start()

Methods inherited from class ch.qos.logback.core.LayoutBase

getContext, getFileFooter, getFileHeader, getPresentationFooter, getPresentationHeader, isStarted, setContext, setFileFooter, setFileHeader, setPresentationFooter, setPresentationHeader, stop

Methods inherited from class ch.qos.logback.core.spi.ContextAwareBase

addError, addError, addInfo, addInfo, addStatus, addWarn, addWarn, getDeclaredOrigin, getStatusManager

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface ch.qos.logback.core.spi.ContextAware

addError, addError, addInfo, addInfo, addStatus, addWarn, addWarn

Constructor Detail

XMLLayout

public XMLLayout()

Method Detail

start

public void start()

Specified by:

start in interface LifeCycle

Overrides:

start in class LayoutBase<ILoggingEvent>

setLocationInfo

public void setLocationInfo(boolean flag)

The LocationInfo option takes a boolean value. By default, it is set to false which means there will be no location information output by this layout. If the the option is set to true, then the file name and line number of the statement at the origin of the log statement will be output.

If you are embedding this layout within an org.apache.log4j.net.SMTPAppender then make sure to set the LocationInfo option of that appender as well.

getLocationInfo

public boolean getLocationInfo()

Returns the current value of the LocationInfo option.

setProperties

public void setProperties(boolean flag)

Sets whether MDC key-value pairs should be output, default false.

Parameters:

flag - new value.

Since:

1.2.15

getProperties

public boolean getProperties()

Gets whether MDC key-value pairs should be output.

Returns:

true if MDC key-value pairs are output.

Since:

1.2.15

doLayout

public String doLayout(ILoggingEvent event)

Formats a ILoggingEvent in conformity with the log4j.dtd.

Parameters:

event - The event to format

Returns:

the event formatted as a String

getContentType

public String getContentType()

Description copied from interface: Layout

Returns the content type as appropriate for the implementation.

Specified by:

getContentType in interface Layout<ILoggingEvent>

Overrides:

getContentType in class LayoutBase<ILoggingEvent>

Returns:

the content type