org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern
Class AbstractPatternConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.AbstractPatternConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

PatternConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

IntegerPatternConverter, LogEventPatternConverter

public abstract class AbstractPatternConverter
extends Object
implements PatternConverter

AbstractPatternConverter is an abstract class that provides the formatting functionality that derived classes need.

Conversion specifiers in a conversion patterns are parsed to individual PatternConverters. Each of which is responsible for converting an object in a converter specific manner.

Field Summary

protected static org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger

LOGGER Allow subclasses access to the status logger.

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.PatternConverter

CATEGORY

Constructor Summary

protected

AbstractPatternConverter(String name, String style) Create a new pattern converter.

Method Summary

String	getName() This method returns the name of the conversion pattern.
String	getStyleClass(Object e) This method returns the CSS style class that should be applied to the LoggingEvent passed as parameter, which can be null.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.PatternConverter

format

Field Detail

LOGGER

protected static final org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger LOGGER

Allow subclasses access to the status logger.

Constructor Detail

AbstractPatternConverter

protected AbstractPatternConverter(String name,
                                   String style)

Create a new pattern converter.

Parameters:

name - name for pattern converter.

style - CSS style for formatted output.

Method Detail

getName

public final String getName()

This method returns the name of the conversion pattern.

The name can be useful to certain Layouts such as HtmlLayout.

Specified by:

getName in interface PatternConverter

Returns:

the name of the conversion pattern

getStyleClass

public String getStyleClass(Object e)

This method returns the CSS style class that should be applied to the LoggingEvent passed as parameter, which can be null.

This information is currently used only by HtmlLayout.

Specified by:

getStyleClass in interface PatternConverter

Parameters:

e - null values are accepted

Returns:

the name of the conversion pattern