org.apache.logging.log4j.core
Interface Appender<T extends Serializable>

Type Parameters:

T - The Layout's Serializable type.

All Superinterfaces:

LifeCycle

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAppender, AbstractOutputStreamAppender, AsynchAppender, ConsoleAppender, FailoverAppender, FastFileAppender, FastRollingFileAppender, FileAppender, JMSQueueAppender, JMSTopicAppender, RewriteAppender, RollingFileAppender, RoutingAppender, SMTPAppender, SocketAppender, SyslogAppender

public interface Appender<T extends Serializable>
extends LifeCycle

Appends log events.

Method Summary

void	append(LogEvent event) Log in Appender specific way.
ErrorHandler	getHandler()
Layout<T>	getLayout() Returns this appender's layout.
String	getName() Get the name of this appender.
boolean	isExceptionSuppressed() If set to true any exceptions thrown by the Appender will be logged but not thrown.
void	setHandler(ErrorHandler handler)

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LifeCycle

isStarted, start, stop

Method Detail

append

void append(LogEvent event)

Log in Appender specific way. When appropriate, Loggers will call the doAppend method of appender implementations in order to log.

Parameters:

event - The LogEvent.

getName

String getName()

Get the name of this appender.

Returns:

name, may be null.

getLayout

Layout<T> getLayout()

Returns this appender's layout.

Returns:

the Layout for the Appender or null if none is configured.

isExceptionSuppressed

boolean isExceptionSuppressed()

If set to true any exceptions thrown by the Appender will be logged but not thrown.

Returns:

true if Exceptions should be suppressed, false otherwise.

getHandler

ErrorHandler getHandler()

setHandler

void setHandler(ErrorHandler handler)