org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config
Class Node

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Node

public class Node
extends Object

A Configuration node.

Field Summary

static String

CATEGORY Main plugin category for plugins which are represented as a configuration node.

Constructor Summary

Node()

Node(Node node)

Node(Node parent, String name, PluginType<?> type)
Creates a new instance of Node and initializes it with a name and the corresponding XML element.

Method Summary

Map<String,String>	getAttributes()
List<Node>	getChildren()
String	getName()
<T> T	getObject()
<T> T	getObject(Class<T> clazz) Returns this node's object cast to the given class.
Node	getParent()
PluginType<?>	getType()
String	getValue()
boolean	hasChildren()
boolean	isInstanceOf(Class<?> clazz) Determines if this node's object is an instance of the given class.
boolean	isRoot()
void	setObject(Object obj)
void	setValue(String value)
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CATEGORY

public static final String CATEGORY

Main plugin category for plugins which are represented as a configuration node. Such plugins tend to be available as XML elements in a configuration file.

Since:

2.1

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Node

public Node(Node parent,
            String name,
            PluginType<?> type)

Creates a new instance of Node and initializes it with a name and the corresponding XML element.

Parameters:

parent - the node's parent.

name - the node's name.

type - The Plugin Type associated with the node.

Node

public Node()

Node

public Node(Node node)

Method Detail

getAttributes

public Map<String,String> getAttributes()

getChildren

public List<Node> getChildren()

hasChildren

public boolean hasChildren()

getValue

public String getValue()

setValue

public void setValue(String value)

getParent

public Node getParent()

getName

public String getName()

isRoot

public boolean isRoot()

setObject

public void setObject(Object obj)

getObject

public <T> T getObject()

getObject

public <T> T getObject(Class<T> clazz)

Returns this node's object cast to the given class.

Type Parameters:

T - the type to cast to.

Parameters:

clazz - the class to cast this node's object to.

Returns:

this node's object.

Since:

2.1

isInstanceOf

public boolean isInstanceOf(Class<?> clazz)

Determines if this node's object is an instance of the given class.

Parameters:

clazz - the class to check.

Returns:

true if this node's object is an instance of the given class.

Since:

2.1

getType

public PluginType<?> getType()

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object