Class MapPatternConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:
PatternConverter

@Plugin(name="MapPatternConverter", category="Converter") public final class MapPatternConverter extends LogEventPatternConverter
Able to handle the contents of the LogEvent's MapMessage and either output the entire contents of the properties in a similar format to the java.util.Hashtable.toString(), or to output the value of a specific key within the Map.
  • Method Details

    • newInstance

      public static MapPatternConverter newInstance(String[] options)
      Obtains an instance of MapPatternConverter.
      Parameters:
      options - options, may be null or first element contains name of property to format.
      Returns:
      instance of MapPatternConverter.
    • newInstance

      public static MapPatternConverter newInstance(String[] options, MapMessage.MapFormat format)
      Obtain an instance of MapPatternConverter.
      Parameters:
      options - options, may be null or first element contains name of property to format.
      format - the format to use if no options are given (i.e., options is null). Ignored if options is non-null.
      Returns:
      instance of MapPatternConverter.
      Since:
      2.11.2
    • format

      public void format(LogEvent event, StringBuilder toAppendTo)
      Formats an event into a string buffer.
      Specified by:
      format in class LogEventPatternConverter
      Parameters:
      event - event to format, may not be null.
      toAppendTo - string buffer to which the formatted event will be appended. May not be null.