com.resilientedge.util.logger
Class LevelFilter

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

Filter

public class LevelFilter

extends java.lang.Object

implements Filter

A LevelFilter is a filter that establishes a minimum loggable level. In other words, when this filter is used, only Level's greater or equal to the Filter's level will pass through the filter.

Author:

odh

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

LOG_LEVELFILTER_LEVEL Description of the Field

Constructor Summary

LevelFilter()
Construct a filter for a supplied Logger.

Method Summary

protected int	getLevel() This method returns the LevelFilter's level.
Logger	getLogger() This method returns the LevelFilter's logger.
boolean	isLoggable(LogRecord logRecord) Returns true if the supplied LogRecord's level is equal or greater than the Filter's level.
void	setLogger(Logger logger) This method assigns the LevelFilter's logger.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

LOG_LEVELFILTER_LEVEL

public static final java.lang.String LOG_LEVELFILTER_LEVEL

Description of the Field

Constructor Detail

LevelFilter

public LevelFilter()

Construct a filter for a supplied Logger.

Method Detail

setLogger

public void setLogger(Logger logger)

This method assigns the LevelFilter's logger.

Specified by:

setLogger in interface Filter

Parameters:

logger - The Logger to which this Filter belongs.

isLoggable

public boolean isLoggable(LogRecord logRecord)

Returns true if the supplied LogRecord's level is equal or greater than the Filter's level.

Specified by:

isLoggable in interface Filter

Parameters:

logRecord - the logRecord used to determine log-ability.

Returns:

true if logRecord should be logged.

getLogger

public Logger getLogger()

This method returns the LevelFilter's logger.

Specified by:

getLogger in interface Filter

Returns:

the LevelFilter's logger.

getLevel

protected int getLevel()

This method returns the LevelFilter's level. The level is looked up by asking the Filter's logger for the most recent value. The Logger can provide the value as a String or an Integer object. If the value is unrecognized, then this method returns Level's unknown value.

Returns:

the LevelFilter's level.