java.lang.Objectjava.util.logging.Logger
public class Logger
A Logger object is used to log messages for a specific system or application component. Loggers are normally named, using a hierarchical dot-separated namespace. Logger names can be arbitrary strings, but they should normally be based on the package name or class name of the logged component, such as java.net or javax.swing. In addition it is possible to create "anonymous" Loggers that are not stored in the Logger namespace.
Logger objects may be obtained by calls on one of the getLogger factory methods. These will either create a new Logger or return a suitable existing Logger.
Logging messages will be forwarded to registered Handler objects, which can forward the messages to a variety of destinations, including consoles, files, OS logs, etc.
Each Logger keeps track of a "parent" Logger, which is its nearest existing ancestor in the Logger namespace.
Each Logger has a "Level" associated with it. This reflects a minimum Level that this logger cares about. If a Logger's level is set to null , then its effective level is inherited from its parent, which may in turn obtain it recursively from its parent, and so on up the tree.
The log level can be configured based on the properties from the logging configuration file, as described in the description of the LogManager class. However it may also be dynamically changed by calls on the Logger.setLevel method. If a logger's level is changed the change may also affect child loggers, since any child logger that has null as its level will inherit its effective level from its parent.
On each logging call the Logger initially performs a cheap check of the request level (e.g. SEVERE or FINE) against the effective log level of the logger. If the request level is lower than the log level, the logging call returns immediately.
After passing this initial (cheap) test, the Logger will allocate a LogRecord to describe the logging message. It will then call a Filter (if present) to do a more detailed check on whether the record should be published. If that passes it will then publish the LogRecord to its output Handlers. By default, loggers also publish to their parent's Handlers, recursively up the tree.
Each Logger may have a ResourceBundle name associated with it. The named bundle will be used for localizing logging messages. If a Logger does not have its own ResourceBundle name, then it will inherit the ResourceBundle name from its parent, recursively up the tree.
Most of the logger output methods take a "msg" argument. This msg argument may be either a raw value or a localization key. During formatting, if the logger has (or inherits) a localization ResourceBundle and if the ResourceBundle has a mapping for the msg string, then the msg string is replaced by the localized value. Otherwise the original msg string is used. Typically, formatters use java.text.MessageFormat style formatting to format parameters, so for example a format string "{0} {1}" would format two parameters as strings.
When mapping ResourceBundle names to ResourceBundles, the Logger will first try to use the Thread's ContextClassLoader. If that is null it will try the SystemClassLoader instead. As a temporary transition feature in the initial implementation, if the Logger is unable to locate a ResourceBundle from the ContextClassLoader or SystemClassLoader the Logger will also search up the class stack and use successive calling ClassLoaders to try to locate a ResourceBundle. (This call stack search is to allow containers to transition to using ContextClassLoaders and is likely to be removed in future versions.)
Formatting (including localization) is the responsibility of the output Handler, which will typically call a Formatter.
Note that formatting need not occur synchronously. It may be delayed until a LogRecord is actually written to an external sink.
The logging methods are grouped in five main categories:
There are a set of "log" methods that take a log level, a message string, and optionally some parameters to the message string.
There are a set of "logp" methods (for "log precise") that are like the "log" methods, but also take an explicit source class name and method name.
There are a set of "logrb" method (for "log with resource bundle") that are like the "logp" method, but also take an explicit resource bundle name for use in localizing the log message.
There are convenience methods for tracing method entries (the "entering" methods), method returns (the "exiting" methods) and throwing exceptions (the "throwing" methods).
Finally, there are a set of convenience methods for use in the very simplest cases, when a developer simply wants to log a simple string at a given log level. These methods are named after the standard Level names ("severe", "warning", "info", etc.) and take a single argument, a message string.
For the methods that do not take an explicit source name and method name, the Logging framework will make a "best effort" to determine which class and method called into the logging method. However, it is important to realize that this automatically inferred information may only be approximate (or may even be quite wrong!). Virtual machines are allowed to do extensive optimizations when JITing and may entirely remove stack frames, making it impossible to reliably locate the calling class and method.
All methods on Logger are multi-thread safe.
Subclassing Information: Note that a LogManager class may provide its own implementation of named Loggers for any point in the namespace. Therefore, any subclasses of Logger (unless they are implemented in conjunction with a new LogManager class) should take care to obtain a Logger instance from the LogManager class and should delegate operations such as "isLoggable" and "log(LogRecord)" to that instance. Note that in order to intercept all logging output, subclasses need only override the log(LogRecord) method. All the other logging methods are implemented as calls on this log(LogRecord) method.
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Constructor Summary | |
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protected |
Logger
(
String
name,
String
resourceBundleName) Protected method to construct a logger for a named subsystem. |
Method Summary | |
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void |
addHandler
(
Handler
handler) Add a log Handler to receive logging messages. |
void |
config
(
String
msg) Log a CONFIG message. |
void |
entering
(
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod) Log a method entry. |
void |
entering
(
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod,
Object
param1) Log a method entry, with one parameter. |
void |
entering
(
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod,
Object
[] params) Log a method entry, with an array of parameters. |
void |
exiting
(
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod) Log a method return. |
void |
exiting
(
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod,
Object
result) Log a method return, with result object. |
void |
fine
(
String
msg) Log a FINE message. |
void |
finer
(
String
msg) Log a FINER message. |
void |
finest
(
String
msg) Log a FINEST message. |
static Logger |
getAnonymousLogger
() Create an anonymous Logger. |
static Logger |
getAnonymousLogger
(
String
resourceBundleName) Create an anonymous Logger. |
Filter |
getFilter
() Get the current filter for this Logger. |
Handler [] |
getHandlers
() Get the Handlers associated with this logger. |
Level |
getLevel
() Get the log Level that has been specified for this Logger. |
static Logger |
getLogger
(
String
name) Find or create a logger for a named subsystem. |
static Logger |
getLogger
(
String
name,
String
resourceBundleName) Find or create a logger for a named subsystem. |
String |
getName
() Get the name for this logger. |
Logger |
getParent
() Return the parent for this Logger. |
ResourceBundle |
getResourceBundle
() Retrieve the localization resource bundle for this logger for the current default locale. |
String |
getResourceBundleName
() Retrieve the localization resource bundle name for this logger. |
boolean |
getUseParentHandlers
() Discover whether or not this logger is sending its output to its parent logger. |
void |
info
(
String
msg) Log an INFO message. |
boolean |
isLoggable
(
Level
level) Check if a message of the given level would actually be logged by this logger. |
void |
log
(
Level
level,
String
msg) Log a message, with no arguments. |
void |
log
(
Level
level,
String
msg,
Object
param1) Log a message, with one object parameter. |
void |
log
(
Level
level,
String
msg,
Object
[] params) Log a message, with an array of object arguments. |
void |
log
(
Level
level,
String
msg,
Throwable
thrown) Log a message, with associated Throwable information. |
void |
log
(
LogRecord
record) Log a LogRecord. |
void |
logp
(
Level
level,
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod,
String
msg) Log a message, specifying source class and method, with no arguments. |
void |
logp
(
Level
level,
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod,
String
msg,
Object
param1) Log a message, specifying source class and method, with a single object parameter to the log message. |
void |
logp
(
Level
level,
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod,
String
msg,
Object
[] params) Log a message, specifying source class and method, with an array of object arguments. |
void |
logp
(
Level
level,
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod,
String
msg,
Throwable
thrown) Log a message, specifying source class and method, with associated Throwable information. |
void |
logrb
(
Level
level,
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod,
String
bundleName,
String
msg) Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle name with no arguments. |
void |
logrb
(
Level
level,
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod,
String
bundleName,
String
msg,
Object
param1) Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle name, with a single object parameter to the log message. |
void |
logrb
(
Level
level,
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod,
String
bundleName,
String
msg,
Object
[] params) Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle name, with an array of object arguments. |
void |
logrb
(
Level
level,
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod,
String
bundleName,
String
msg,
Throwable
thrown) Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle name, with associated Throwable information. |
void |
removeHandler
(
Handler
handler) Remove a log Handler. |
void |
setFilter
(
Filter
newFilter) Set a filter to control output on this Logger. |
void |
setLevel
(
Level
newLevel) Set the log level specifying which message levels will be logged by this logger. |
void |
setParent
(
Logger
parent) Set the parent for this Logger. |
void |
setUseParentHandlers
(boolean useParentHandlers) Specify whether or not this logger should send its output to it's parent Logger. |
void |
severe
(
String
msg) Log a SEVERE message. |
void |
throwing
(
String
sourceClass,
String
sourceMethod,
Throwable
thrown) Log throwing an exception. |
void |
warning
(
String
msg) Log a WARNING message. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object |
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clone , equals , finalize , getClass , hashCode , notify , notifyAll , toString , wait , wait , wait |
Field Detail |
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public static final
String
GLOBAL_LOGGER_NAME
The preferred way to get the global logger object is via the call Logger.getLogger(Logger.GLOBAL_LOGGER_NAME).
@Deprecated public static final Loggerglobal
The global logger is initialized by calling Logger.getLogger("global").
Constructor Detail |
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protected Logger(String name, String resourceBundleName)
The logger will be initially configured with a null Level and with useParentHandlers true.
Method Detail |
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public static Logger getLogger(String name)
If a new logger is created its log level will be configured based on the LogManager configuration and it will configured to also send logging output to its parent's handlers. It will be registered in the LogManager global namespace.
public static Logger getLogger(String name, String resourceBundleName)
If a new logger is created its log level will be configured based on the LogManager and it will configured to also send logging output to its parent loggers Handlers. It will be registered in the LogManager global namespace.
If the named Logger already exists and does not yet have a localization resource bundle then the given resource bundle name is used. If the named Logger already exists and has a different resource bundle name then an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
public static Logger getAnonymousLogger()
This factory method is primarily intended for use from applets. Because the resulting Logger is anonymous it can be kept private by the creating class. This removes the need for normal security checks, which in turn allows untrusted applet code to update the control state of the Logger. For example an applet can do a setLevel or an addHandler on an anonymous Logger.
Even although the new logger is anonymous, it is configured to have the root logger ("") as its parent. This means that by default it inherits its effective level and handlers from the root logger.
public static Logger getAnonymousLogger(String resourceBundleName)
This factory method is primarily intended for use from applets. Because the resulting Logger is anonymous it can be kept private by the creating class. This removes the need for normal security checks, which in turn allows untrusted applet code to update the control state of the Logger. For example an applet can do a setLevel or an addHandler on an anonymous Logger.
Even although the new logger is anonymous, it is configured to have the root logger ("") as its parent. This means that by default it inherits its effective level and handlers from the root logger.
public ResourceBundle getResourceBundle()
public String getResourceBundleName()
public void setFilter(Filter newFilter) throws SecurityException
After passing the initial "level" check, the Logger will call this Filter to check if a log record should really be published.
public Filter getFilter()
public void log(LogRecord record)
All the other logging methods in this class call through this method to actually perform any logging. Subclasses can override this single method to capture all log activity.
public void log(Level level, String msg)
If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
public void log(Level level, String msg, Object param1)
If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then a corresponding LogRecord is created and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
public void log(Level level, String msg, Object[] params)
If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then a corresponding LogRecord is created and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
public void log(Level level, String msg, Throwable thrown)
If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given arguments are stored in a LogRecord which is forwarded to all registered output handlers.
Note that the thrown argument is stored in the LogRecord thrown property, rather than the LogRecord parameters property. Thus is it processed specially by output Formatters and is not treated as a formatting parameter to the LogRecord message property.
public void logp(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String msg)
If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
public void logp(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String msg, Object param1)
If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then a corresponding LogRecord is created and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
public void logp(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String msg, Object[] params)
If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then a corresponding LogRecord is created and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
public void logp(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String msg, Throwable thrown)
If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given arguments are stored in a LogRecord which is forwarded to all registered output handlers.
Note that the thrown argument is stored in the LogRecord thrown property, rather than the LogRecord parameters property. Thus is it processed specially by output Formatters and is not treated as a formatting parameter to the LogRecord message property.
public void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String bundleName, String msg)
If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
The msg string is localized using the named resource bundle. If the resource bundle name is null, or an empty String or invalid then the msg string is not localized.
public void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String bundleName, String msg, Object param1)
If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then a corresponding LogRecord is created and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
The msg string is localized using the named resource bundle. If the resource bundle name is null, or an empty String or invalid then the msg string is not localized.
public void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String bundleName, String msg, Object[] params)
If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then a corresponding LogRecord is created and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
The msg string is localized using the named resource bundle. If the resource bundle name is null, or an empty String or invalid then the msg string is not localized.
public void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String bundleName, String msg, Throwable thrown)
If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given arguments are stored in a LogRecord which is forwarded to all registered output handlers.
The msg string is localized using the named resource bundle. If the resource bundle name is null, or an empty String or invalid then the msg string is not localized.
Note that the thrown argument is stored in the LogRecord thrown property, rather than the LogRecord parameters property. Thus is it processed specially by output Formatters and is not treated as a formatting parameter to the LogRecord message property.
public void entering(String sourceClass, String sourceMethod)
This is a convenience method that can be used to log entry to a method. A LogRecord with message "ENTRY", log level FINER, and the given sourceMethod and sourceClass is logged.
public void entering(String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, Object param1)
This is a convenience method that can be used to log entry to a method. A LogRecord with message "ENTRY {0}", log level FINER, and the given sourceMethod, sourceClass, and parameter is logged.
public void entering(String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, Object[] params)
This is a convenience method that can be used to log entry to a method. A LogRecord with message "ENTRY" (followed by a format {N} indicator for each entry in the parameter array), log level FINER, and the given sourceMethod, sourceClass, and parameters is logged.
public void exiting(String sourceClass, String sourceMethod)
This is a convenience method that can be used to log returning from a method. A LogRecord with message "RETURN", log level FINER, and the given sourceMethod and sourceClass is logged.
public void exiting(String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, Object result)
This is a convenience method that can be used to log returning from a method. A LogRecord with message "RETURN {0}", log level FINER, and the gives sourceMethod, sourceClass, and result object is logged.
public void throwing(String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, Throwable thrown)
This is a convenience method to log that a method is terminating by throwing an exception. The logging is done using the FINER level.
If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given arguments are stored in a LogRecord which is forwarded to all registered output handlers. The LogRecord's message is set to "THROW".
Note that the thrown argument is stored in the LogRecord thrown property, rather than the LogRecord parameters property. Thus is it processed specially by output Formatters and is not treated as a formatting parameter to the LogRecord message property.
public void severe(String msg)
If the logger is currently enabled for the SEVERE message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
public void warning(String msg)
If the logger is currently enabled for the WARNING message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
public void info(String msg)
If the logger is currently enabled for the INFO message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
public void config(String msg)
If the logger is currently enabled for the CONFIG message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
public void fine(String msg)
If the logger is currently enabled for the FINE message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
public void finer(String msg)
If the logger is currently enabled for the FINER message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
public void finest(String msg)
If the logger is currently enabled for the FINEST message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects.
public void setLevel(Level newLevel) throws SecurityException
If the new level is null, it means that this node should inherit its level from its nearest ancestor with a specific (non-null) level value.
public Level getLevel()
public boolean isLoggable(Level level)
public String getName()
public void addHandler(Handler handler) throws SecurityException
By default, Loggers also send their output to their parent logger. Typically the root Logger is configured with a set of Handlers that essentially act as default handlers for all loggers.
public void removeHandler(Handler handler) throws SecurityException
Returns silently if the given Handler is not found or is null
public Handler[] getHandlers()
public void setUseParentHandlers(boolean useParentHandlers)
public boolean getUseParentHandlers()
public Logger getParent()
This method returns the nearest extant parent in the namespace. Thus if a Logger is called "a.b.c.d", and a Logger called "a.b" has been created but no logger "a.b.c" exists, then a call of getParent on the Logger "a.b.c.d" will return the Logger "a.b".
The result will be null if it is called on the root Logger in the namespace.
public void setParent(Logger parent)
It should not be called from application code.