Class XMLLayout
- java.lang.Object
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- org.apache.log4j.Layout
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- org.apache.log4j.xml.XMLLayout
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
OptionHandler
public class XMLLayout extends Layout
The output of the XMLLayout consists of a series of log4j:event elements as defined in the log4j.dtd. It does not output a complete well-formed XML file. The output is designed to be included as an external entity in a separate file to form a correct XML file.For example, if
abc
is the name of the file where the XMLLayout ouput goes, then a well-formed XML file would be:<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE log4j:eventSet PUBLIC "-//APACHE//DTD LOG4J 1.2//EN" "log4j.dtd" [<!ENTITY data SYSTEM "abc">]> <log4j:eventSet version="1.2" xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/"> &data; </log4j:eventSet>
This approach enforces the independence of the XMLLayout and the appender where it is embedded.
The
version
attribute helps components to correctly intrepret output generated by XMLLayout. The value of this attribute should be "1.1" for output generated by log4j versions prior to log4j 1.2 (final release) and "1.2" for relase 1.2 and later. Appenders using this layout should have their encoding set to UTF-8 or UTF-16, otherwise events containing non ASCII characters could result in corrupted log files.- Since:
- 0.9.0
- Author:
- Ceki Gülcü
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Field Summary
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Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.Layout
LINE_SEP, LINE_SEP_LEN
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description XMLLayout()
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description void
activateOptions()
No options to activate.java.lang.String
format(LoggingEvent event)
Formats aLoggingEvent
in conformance with the log4j.dtd.boolean
getLocationInfo()
Returns the current value of the LocationInfo option.boolean
getProperties()
Gets whether MDC key-value pairs should be output.boolean
ignoresThrowable()
The XMLLayout prints and does not ignore exceptions.void
setLocationInfo(boolean flag)
The LocationInfo option takes a boolean value.void
setProperties(boolean flag)
Sets whether MDC key-value pairs should be output, default false.-
Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.Layout
getContentType, getFooter, getHeader
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Method Detail
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setLocationInfo
public void setLocationInfo(boolean flag)
The LocationInfo option takes a boolean value. By default, it is set to false which means there will be no location information output by this layout. If the the option is set to true, then the file name and line number of the statement at the origin of the log statement will be output.If you are embedding this layout within an
SMTPAppender
then make sure to set the LocationInfo option of that appender as well.
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getLocationInfo
public boolean getLocationInfo()
Returns the current value of the LocationInfo option.
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setProperties
public void setProperties(boolean flag)
Sets whether MDC key-value pairs should be output, default false.- Parameters:
flag
- new value.- Since:
- 1.2.15
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getProperties
public boolean getProperties()
Gets whether MDC key-value pairs should be output.- Returns:
- true if MDC key-value pairs are output.
- Since:
- 1.2.15
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activateOptions
public void activateOptions()
No options to activate.
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format
public java.lang.String format(LoggingEvent event)
Formats aLoggingEvent
in conformance with the log4j.dtd.
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ignoresThrowable
public boolean ignoresThrowable()
The XMLLayout prints and does not ignore exceptions. Hence the return valuefalse
.- Specified by:
ignoresThrowable
in classLayout
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