org.apache.log4j

Class SimpleLayout

public class SimpleLayout extends Layout

SimpleLayout consists of the level of the log statement, followed by " - " and then the log message itself. For example,
           DEBUG - Hello world
   

Since: version 0.7.0

PatternLayout offers a much more powerful alternative.

Author: Ceki Gülcü

Constructor Summary
SimpleLayout()
Method Summary
voidactivateOptions()
Stringformat(LoggingEvent event)
Returns the log statement in a format consisting of the level, followed by " - " and then the message.
booleanignoresThrowable()
The SimpleLayout does not handle the throwable contained within LoggingEvents.

Constructor Detail

SimpleLayout

public SimpleLayout()

Method Detail

activateOptions

public void activateOptions()

format

public String format(LoggingEvent event)
Returns the log statement in a format consisting of the level, followed by " - " and then the message. For example,
 INFO - "A message"
     

The category parameter is ignored.

Returns: A byte array in SimpleLayout format.

ignoresThrowable

public boolean ignoresThrowable()
The SimpleLayout does not handle the throwable contained within LoggingEvents. Thus, it returns true.

Since: version 0.8.4

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