Apache log4cxx  Version 0.11.0
Appender Class Referenceabstract

Implement this interface for your own strategies for outputting log statements. More...

Inheritance diagram for Appender:
OptionHandler Object AppenderSkeleton AsyncAppender ODBCAppender SMTPAppender SocketAppenderSkeleton SocketHubAppender SyslogAppender TelnetAppender NTEventLogAppender OutputDebugStringAppender WriterAppender

Public Member Functions

virtual ~Appender ()
 
virtual void addFilter (const spi::FilterPtr &newFilter)=0
 Add a filter to the end of the filter list. More...
 
virtual spi::FilterPtr getFilter () const =0
 Returns the head Filter. More...
 
virtual void clearFilters ()=0
 Clear the list of filters by removing all the filters in it. More...
 
virtual void close ()=0
 Release any resources allocated within the appender such as file handles, network connections, etc. More...
 
virtual void doAppend (const spi::LoggingEventPtr &event, log4cxx::helpers::Pool &pool)=0
 Log in Appender specific way. More...
 
virtual LogString getName () const =0
 Get the name of this appender. More...
 
virtual void setLayout (const LayoutPtr &layout)=0
 Set the Layout for this appender. More...
 
virtual LayoutPtr getLayout () const =0
 Returns this appenders layout. More...
 
virtual void setName (const LogString &name)=0
 Set the name of this appender. More...
 
virtual bool requiresLayout () const =0
 Configurators call this method to determine if the appender requires a layout. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from OptionHandler
virtual ~OptionHandler ()
 
virtual void activateOptions (log4cxx::helpers::Pool &p)=0
 Activate the options that were previously set with calls to option setters. More...
 
virtual void setOption (const LogString &option, const LogString &value)=0
 Set option to value. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from Object
virtual const helpers::ClassgetClass () const
 
virtual ~Object ()
 
virtual void addRef () const =0
 
virtual void releaseRef () const =0
 
virtual bool instanceof (const Class &clazz) const =0
 
virtual const void * cast (const Class &clazz) const =0
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Static Public Member Functions inherited from Object
static const helpers::ClassgetStaticClass ()
 
static const log4cxx::helpers::ClassRegistrationregisterClass ()
 

Detailed Description

Implement this interface for your own strategies for outputting log statements.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual ~Appender ( )
inlinevirtual

Member Function Documentation

virtual void addFilter ( const spi::FilterPtr newFilter)
pure virtual

Add a filter to the end of the filter list.

Implemented in AppenderSkeleton.

virtual void clearFilters ( )
pure virtual

Clear the list of filters by removing all the filters in it.

Implemented in AppenderSkeleton.

virtual void close ( )
pure virtual

Release any resources allocated within the appender such as file handles, network connections, etc.

It is a programming error to append to a closed appender.

Implemented in ODBCAppender, WriterAppender, SocketHubAppender, TelnetAppender, RollingFileAppenderSkeleton, SMTPAppender, AsyncAppender, SocketAppenderSkeleton, NTEventLogAppender, SyslogAppender, and OutputDebugStringAppender.

virtual void doAppend ( const spi::LoggingEventPtr event,
log4cxx::helpers::Pool pool 
)
pure virtual

Log in Appender specific way.

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

Implemented in AppenderSkeleton, and AsyncAppender.

virtual spi::FilterPtr getFilter ( ) const
pure virtual

Returns the head Filter.

The Filters are organized in a linked list and so all Filters on this Appender are available through the result.

Returns
the head Filter or null, if no Filters are present

Implemented in AppenderSkeleton.

virtual LayoutPtr getLayout ( ) const
pure virtual

Returns this appenders layout.

Implemented in AppenderSkeleton.

virtual LogString getName ( ) const
pure virtual

Get the name of this appender.

The name uniquely identifies the appender.

Implemented in AppenderSkeleton.

virtual bool requiresLayout ( ) const
pure virtual

Configurators call this method to determine if the appender requires a layout.

If this method returns true, meaning that layout is required, then the configurator will configure an layout using the configuration information at its disposal. If this method returns false, meaning that a layout is not required, then layout configuration will be skipped even if there is available layout configuration information at the disposal of the configurator..

In the rather exceptional case, where the appender implementation admits a layout but can also work without it, then the appender should return true.

Implemented in ODBCAppender, WriterAppender, SocketHubAppender, SMTPAppender, AsyncAppender, TelnetAppender, SocketAppenderSkeleton, SyslogAppender, NTEventLogAppender, and OutputDebugStringAppender.

virtual void setLayout ( const LayoutPtr layout)
pure virtual

Set the Layout for this appender.

Implemented in AppenderSkeleton.

virtual void setName ( const LogString name)
pure virtual

Set the name of this appender.

The name is used by other components to identify this appender.

Implemented in AppenderSkeleton.


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