org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter
Interface Filterable

All Superinterfaces:

LifeCycle

All Known Subinterfaces:

Configuration

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAppender, AbstractConfiguration, AbstractDatabaseAppender, AbstractFilterable, AbstractOutputStreamAppender, AppenderControl, AsyncAppender, AsyncLoggerConfig, AsyncLoggerConfig.RootLogger, ConsoleAppender, DefaultConfiguration, FailoverAppender, FileAppender, JdbcAppender, JmsAppender, JpaAppender, JsonConfiguration, LoggerConfig, LoggerConfig.RootLogger, MemoryMappedFileAppender, NullConfiguration, RandomAccessFileAppender, RewriteAppender, RollingFileAppender, RollingRandomAccessFileAppender, RoutingAppender, SmtpAppender, SocketAppender, SyslogAppender, XmlConfiguration, YamlConfiguration

public interface Filterable
extends LifeCycle

Interface implemented by Classes that allow filtering to occur.

Extends LifeCycle since filters have a life cycle.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LifeCycle

LifeCycle.State

Method Summary

void	addFilter(Filter filter) Adds a new Filter.
Filter	getFilter() Returns an Iterator for all the Filters.
boolean	hasFilter() Determine if a Filter is present.
boolean	isFiltered(LogEvent event) Determines if the event should be filtered.
void	removeFilter(Filter filter) Removes a Filter.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LifeCycle

getState, isStarted, isStopped, start, stop

Method Detail

addFilter

void addFilter(Filter filter)

Adds a new Filter. If a Filter already exists it is converted to a CompositeFilter.

Parameters:

filter - The Filter to add.

removeFilter

void removeFilter(Filter filter)

Removes a Filter.

Parameters:

filter - The Filter to remove.

getFilter

Filter getFilter()

Returns an Iterator for all the Filters.

Returns:

an Iterator for all the Filters.

hasFilter

boolean hasFilter()

Determine if a Filter is present.

Returns:

true if a Filter is present, false otherwise.

isFiltered

boolean isFiltered(LogEvent event)

Determines if the event should be filtered.

Parameters:

event - The LogEvent.

Returns:

true if the event should be filtered, false otherwise.