org.springframework.util
Class Log4jConfigurer

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.util.Log4jConfigurer

public abstract class Log4jConfigurer

extends Object

Convenience class that features simple methods for custom Log4J configuration.

Since:

13.03.2003

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

Log4jWebConfigurer, Log4jConfigListener

Field Summary

static long	DEFAULT_REFRESH_INTERVAL
static String	XML_FILE_EXTENSION

Constructor Summary

Log4jConfigurer()

Method Summary

static void	initLogging(String location) Initialize Log4J with the given configuration and the default refresh interval.
static void	initLogging(String location, long refreshInterval) Initialize Log4J with the given configuration.
static void	setWorkingDirSystemProperty(String key) Set the specified system property to the current working directory.
static void	shutdownLogging() Shutdown Log4J to release all file locks.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_REFRESH_INTERVAL

public static final long DEFAULT_REFRESH_INTERVAL

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Constant Field Values

XML_FILE_EXTENSION

public static final String XML_FILE_EXTENSION

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Log4jConfigurer

public Log4jConfigurer()

Method Detail

initLogging

public static void initLogging(String location)
                        throws FileNotFoundException

Initialize Log4J with the given configuration and the default refresh interval. (org.apache.log4j.helpers.FileWatchdog.DEFAULT_DELAY, normally 60 seconds).

Parameters:

location - location of the property config file

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - if the location specifies an invalid file path

initLogging

public static void initLogging(String location,
                               long refreshInterval)
                        throws FileNotFoundException

Initialize Log4J with the given configuration. Assumes an XML file in case of a ".xml" file extension.

Parameters:

location - location of the config file

refreshInterval - interval between config file refresh checks, in milliseconds

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - if the location specifies an invalid file path

shutdownLogging

public static void shutdownLogging()

Shutdown Log4J to release all file locks.

setWorkingDirSystemProperty

public static void setWorkingDirSystemProperty(String key)

Set the specified system property to the current working directory. This can be used e.g. for test environments, for applications that leverage Log4jWebConfigurer's "webAppRootKey" support in a web environment.

Parameters:

key - system property key to use

See Also:

Log4jWebConfigurer