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

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

PatternConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractStyleNameConverter, DatePatternConverter, EncodingPatternConverter, FileLocationPatternConverter, FullLocationPatternConverter, HighlightConverter, LevelPatternConverter, LineLocationPatternConverter, LineSeparatorPatternConverter, LiteralPatternConverter, MapPatternConverter, MarkerPatternConverter, MdcPatternConverter, MessagePatternConverter, MethodLocationPatternConverter, NamePatternConverter, NdcPatternConverter, RegexReplacementConverter, RelativeTimePatternConverter, SequenceNumberPatternConverter, StyleConverter, ThreadPatternConverter, ThrowablePatternConverter, UuidPatternConverter

public abstract class LogEventPatternConverter
extends AbstractPatternConverter

LoggingEventPatternConverter is a base class for pattern converters that can format information from instances of LoggingEvent.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.AbstractPatternConverter

LOGGER

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

CATEGORY

Constructor Summary

protected

LogEventPatternConverter(String name, String style) Constructs an instance of LoggingEventPatternConverter.

Method Summary

abstract void	format(LogEvent event, StringBuilder toAppendTo) Formats an event into a string buffer.
void	format(Object obj, StringBuilder output) Formats an object into a string buffer.
boolean	handlesThrowable() Normally pattern converters are not meant to handle Exceptions although few pattern converters might.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.AbstractPatternConverter

getName, getStyleClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LogEventPatternConverter

protected LogEventPatternConverter(String name,
                                   String style)

Constructs an instance of LoggingEventPatternConverter.

Parameters:

name - name of converter.

style - CSS style for output.

Method Detail

format

public abstract void format(LogEvent event,
                            StringBuilder toAppendTo)

Formats an event into a string buffer.

Parameters:

event - event to format, may not be null.

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

format

public void format(Object obj,
                   StringBuilder output)

Formats an object into a string buffer.

Parameters:

obj - event to format, may not be null.

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

handlesThrowable

public boolean handlesThrowable()

Normally pattern converters are not meant to handle Exceptions although few pattern converters might.

By examining the return values for this method, the containing layout will determine whether it handles throwables or not.

Returns:

true if this PatternConverter handles throwables