org.apache.log4j.pattern
Class DatePatternConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.log4j.pattern.PatternConverter
      org.apache.log4j.pattern.LoggingEventPatternConverter
          org.apache.log4j.pattern.DatePatternConverter

public final class DatePatternConverter
extends LoggingEventPatternConverter

Convert and format the event's date in a StringBuffer.

Author:

Ceki Gülcü

Method Summary

void	format(Date date, StringBuffer toAppendTo) Append formatted date to string buffer.
void	format(LoggingEvent event, StringBuffer output) Formats an event into a string buffer.
void	format(Object obj, StringBuffer output) Formats an object into a string buffer.
static DatePatternConverter	newInstance(String[] options) Obtains an instance of pattern converter.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.pattern.LoggingEventPatternConverter

handlesThrowable

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.pattern.PatternConverter

getName, getStyleClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

newInstance

public static DatePatternConverter newInstance(String[] options)

Obtains an instance of pattern converter.

Parameters:

options - options, may be null.

Returns:

instance of pattern converter.

format

public void format(LoggingEvent event,
                   StringBuffer output)

Formats an event into a string buffer.

Specified by:

format in class LoggingEventPatternConverter

Parameters:

event - event to format, may not be null.

output - string buffer to which the formatted event will be appended. May not be null.

format

public void format(Object obj,
                   StringBuffer output)

Formats an object into a string buffer.

Overrides:

format in class LoggingEventPatternConverter

Parameters:

obj - event to format, may not be null.

output - string buffer to which the formatted event will be appended. May not be null.

format

public void format(Date date,
                   StringBuffer toAppendTo)

Append formatted date to string buffer.

Parameters:

date - date

toAppendTo - buffer to which formatted date is appended.