Deprecated API

Contents

• Interfaces
• Classes
• Enums
• Fields
• Methods
• Constructors
• Enum Constants
• Annotation Type Elements

Interfaces

Interface	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.datetime.DatePrinter	Starting with version 2.25.0, this class is assumed to be internal and planned to be removed in the next major release.
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.CopyOnWrite	Since 2.24.0 no class implements this.
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.LoggerRegistry.MapFactory	As of version 2.25.0, planned to be removed!

Classes

Class	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.mom.JmsAppender	Use org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.mom.jakarta.JmsAppender.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.mom.JmsManager	Use org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.mom.jakarta.JmsManager.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.Duration	since 2.24.0 use Duration instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async.RingBufferLogEventHandler	Only used internally, will be removed in the next major version.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.convert.TypeConverters.DurationConverter	since 2.24.0. A Duration converter will be available in 3.0.0.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.ExtendedClassInfo
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.ExtendedStackTraceElement
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.ThrowableProxy
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.SerializedLayout	Java Serialization has inherent security weaknesses, see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Deserialization_of_untrusted_data . Using this layout is no longer recommended. An alternative layout containing the same information is JsonLayout when configured with properties="true". Deprecated since 2.9.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.datetime.FastDateFormat	Starting with version 2.25.0, this class is assumed to be internal and planned to be removed in the next major release.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.datetime.FastDatePrinter	Starting with version 2.25.0, this class is assumed to be internal and planned to be removed in the next major release.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.datetime.FixedDateFormat	Starting with version 2.25.0, this class is assumed to be internal and planned to be removed in the next major release.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.datetime.Format	Starting with version 2.25.0, this class is assumed to be internal and planned to be removed in the next major release.
org.apache.logging.log4j.EventLogger	Deprecated since 2.24.0. Logger accepts StructuredDataMessages, users should use to that instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.LoggerContextKey	with no replacement - no longer used
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.LoggerRegistry.ConcurrentMapFactory	As of version 2.25.0, planned to be removed!
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.LoggerRegistry.WeakMapFactory	As of version 2.25.0, planned to be removed!

Enums

Enum	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.status.StatusConfiguration.Verbosity	This class is not used anymore and only kept for binary backward compatibility.

Fields

Field	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.Rfc5424Layout.PARAM_VALUE_ESCAPE_PATTERN
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.ThrowablePatternConverter.formatters	Kept for binary backward compatibility.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Constants.FORMAT_MESSAGES_PATTERN_DISABLE_LOOKUPS	no longer used, lookups are only used when %m{lookups} is specified
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Constants.LOG4J_DEFAULT_STATUS_LEVEL	since 2.24.0 use StatusLogger.DEFAULT_STATUS_LISTENER_LEVEL instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.NullOutputStream.NULL_OUTPUT_STREAM	Deprecated in 2.7: use NullOutputStream.getInstance().
org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.FACTORY_PROPERTY_NAME	Replaced since 2.24.0 with "log4j.provider".
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.Provider.FACTORY_PRIORITY	since 2.24.0
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.Provider.LOGGER_CONTEXT_FACTORY	since 2.24.0
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.Provider.THREAD_CONTEXT_MAP	since 2.24.0

Methods

Method	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender.Builder.withConfiguration(Configuration)	Use AbstractAppender.Builder.setConfiguration(Configuration)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender.Builder.withIgnoreExceptions(boolean)	use AbstractAppender.Builder.setIgnoreExceptions(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender.Builder.withLayout(Layout<? extends Serializable>)	use AbstractAppender.Builder.setLayout(Layout).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender.Builder.withName(String)	use AbstractAppender.Builder.setName(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractFileAppender.Builder.withAdvertise(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use AbstractFileAppender.Builder.setAdvertise(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractFileAppender.Builder.withAdvertiseUri(String)	since 2.26.0 use AbstractFileAppender.Builder.setAdvertiseUri(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractFileAppender.Builder.withAppend(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use AbstractFileAppender.Builder.setAppend(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractFileAppender.Builder.withCreateOnDemand(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use AbstractFileAppender.Builder.setCreateOnDemand(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractFileAppender.Builder.withFileGroup(String)	since 2.26.0 use AbstractFileAppender.Builder.setFileGroup(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractFileAppender.Builder.withFileName(String)	since 2.26.0 use AbstractFileAppender.Builder.setFileName(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractFileAppender.Builder.withFileOwner(String)	since 2.26.0 use AbstractFileAppender.Builder.setFileOwner(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractFileAppender.Builder.withFilePermissions(String)	since 2.26.0 use AbstractFileAppender.Builder.setFilePermissions(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractFileAppender.Builder.withLocking(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use AbstractFileAppender.Builder.setLocking(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractManager.release()	In 2.7, use AbstractManager.close().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractOutputStreamAppender.Builder.withBufferedIo(boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractOutputStreamAppender.Builder.withBufferSize(int)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractOutputStreamAppender.Builder.withImmediateFlush(boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AppenderSet.Builder.withConfiguration(Configuration)	since 2.26.0 use AppenderSet.Builder.setConfiguration(Configuration).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AppenderSet.Builder.withNode(Node)	since 2.26.0 use AppenderSet.Builder.setNode(Node).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AsyncAppender.createAppender(AppenderRef[], String, boolean, long, int, String, boolean, Filter, Configuration, boolean)	use AsyncAppender.Builder instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.ConsoleAppender.createAppender(Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, String, String, String)	Deprecated in 2.7; use ConsoleAppender.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.AbstractDatabaseManager.write(LogEvent)	since 2.11.0 Use AbstractDatabaseManager.write(LogEvent, Serializable).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.AbstractDatabaseManager.writeInternal(LogEvent)	Use AbstractDatabaseManager.writeInternal(LogEvent, Serializable).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.ColumnMapping.Builder.setType(Class<?>)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.jdbc.ColumnConfig.createColumnConfig(Configuration, String, String, String, String, String, String)	use ColumnConfig.newBuilder()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.jdbc.JdbcAppender.createAppender(String, String, Filter, ConnectionSource, String, String, ColumnConfig[])	use JdbcAppender.newBuilder()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.jdbc.JdbcDatabaseManager.getJDBCDatabaseManager(String, int, ConnectionSource, String, ColumnConfig[])	use JdbcDatabaseManager.getManager(String, int, Layout, ConnectionSource, String, ColumnConfig[], ColumnMapping[], boolean, long)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.jdbc.JdbcDatabaseManager.getManager(String, int, Layout<? extends Serializable>, ConnectionSource, String, ColumnConfig[], ColumnMapping[])
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileAppender.Builder.withAdvertise(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use FileAppender.Builder.setAdvertise(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileAppender.Builder.withAdvertiseUri(String)	since 2.26.0 use FileAppender.Builder.setAdvertiseUri(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileAppender.Builder.withAppend(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use FileAppender.Builder.setAppend(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileAppender.Builder.withCreateOnDemand(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use FileAppender.Builder.setCreateOnDemand(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileAppender.Builder.withFileGroup(String)	since 2.26.0 use FileAppender.Builder.setFileGroup(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileAppender.Builder.withFileName(String)	since 2.26.0 use FileAppender.Builder.setFileName(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileAppender.Builder.withFileOwner(String)	since 2.26.0 use FileAppender.Builder.setFileOwner(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileAppender.Builder.withFilePermissions(String)	since 2.26.0 use FileAppender.Builder.setFilePermissions(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileAppender.Builder.withLocking(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use FileAppender.Builder.setLocking(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileAppender.createAppender(String, String, String, String, String, String, String, String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, String, Configuration)	Use FileAppender.newBuilder()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.MemoryMappedFileAppender.createAppender(String, String, String, String, String, String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, String, Configuration)	Use MemoryMappedFileAppender.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.MemoryMappedFileManager.isEndOfBatch()	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.MemoryMappedFileManager.setEndOfBatch(boolean)	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.mom.JmsAppender.Builder.setPassword(String)	Use setPassword(char[])
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.mom.JmsAppender.Builder.setUsername(String)	Use JmsAppender.Builder.setUserName(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.nosql.NoSqlAppender.createAppender(String, String, Filter, String, NoSqlProvider<?>)	since 2.11.0; use NoSqlAppender.Builder.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.nosql.NoSqlDatabaseManager.getNoSqlDatabaseManager(String, int, NoSqlProvider<?>)	Use NoSqlDatabaseManager.getNoSqlDatabaseManager(String, int, NoSqlProvider, KeyValuePair[], Configuration).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RandomAccessFileAppender.createAppender(String, String, String, String, String, String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, String, Configuration)	Use RandomAccessFileAppender.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RandomAccessFileManager.isEndOfBatch()	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RandomAccessFileManager.setEndOfBatch(boolean)	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.AbstractRolloverStrategy.getEligibleFiles(String, String, boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.GzCompressAction.execute(File, File, boolean)	In favor of GzCompressAction.execute(File, File, boolean, int).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.IfLastModified.createAgeCondition(Duration, PathCondition...)	since 2.24.0 use IfLastModified.newBuilder() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.IfLastModified.getAge()	since 2.24.0. In 3.0.0 the signature will change.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.withBasePath(String)	since 2.26.0 use PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.setBasePath(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.withConfiguration(Configuration)	since 2.26.0 use PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.setConfiguration(Configuration).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.withFileGroup(String)	since 2.26.0 use PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.setFileGroup(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.withFileOwner(String)	since 2.26.0 use PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.setFileOwner(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.withFilePermissions(Set<PosixFilePermission>)	since 2.26.0 use #setFilePermissions(Set).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.withFilePermissionsString(String)	since 2.26.0 use PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.setFilePermissionsString(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.withFollowLinks(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.setFollowLinks(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.withMaxDepth(int)	since 2.26.0 use PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.setMaxDepth(int).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.withPathConditions(PathCondition[])	since 2.26.0 use PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.setPathConditions(PathCondition[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.withSubst(StrSubstitutor)	since 2.26.0 use PosixViewAttributeAction.Builder.setSubst(StrSubstitutor).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.withCompressionLevelStr(String)	since 2.26.0 use DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.setCompressionLevelStr(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.withConfig(Configuration)	since 2.26.0 use DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.setConfig(Configuration).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.withCustomActions(Action[])	since 2.26.0 use DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.setCustomActions(Action[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.withFileIndex(String)	since 2.26.0 use DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.setFileIndex(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.withMax(String)	since 2.26.0 use DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.setMax(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.withMin(String)	since 2.26.0 use DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.setMin(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.withStopCustomActionsOnError(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.setStopCustomActionsOnError(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.withTempCompressedFilePattern(String)	since 2.26.0 use DefaultRolloverStrategy.Builder.setTempCompressedFilePattern(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DefaultRolloverStrategy.createStrategy(String, String, String, String, Action[], boolean, Configuration)	Since 2.9 Usage of Builder API is preferable
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.Builder.withCompressionLevelStr(String)	since 2.26.0 use DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.Builder.setCompressionLevelStr(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.Builder.withConfig(Configuration)	since 2.26.0 use DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.Builder.setConfig(Configuration).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.Builder.withCustomActions(Action[])	since 2.26.0 use DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.Builder.setCustomActions(Action[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.Builder.withMaxFiles(String)	since 2.26.0 use DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.Builder.setMaxFiles(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.Builder.withStopCustomActionsOnError(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.Builder.setStopCustomActionsOnError(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.Builder.withTempCompressedFilePattern(String)	since 2.26.0 use DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.Builder.setTempCompressedFilePattern(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.createStrategy(String, String, Action[], boolean, Configuration)	Since 2.9 Usage of Builder API is preferable
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingRandomAccessFileManager.isEndOfBatch()	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingRandomAccessFileManager.setEndOfBatch(boolean)	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy.Builder.withInterval(int)	since 2.26.0 use TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy.Builder.setInterval(int).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy.Builder.withMaxRandomDelay(int)	since 2.26.0 use TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy.Builder.setMaxRandomDelay(int).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy.Builder.withModulate(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy.Builder.setModulate(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy.createPolicy(String, String)	Use TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.Builder.withAdvertise(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use RollingFileAppender.Builder.setAdvertise(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.Builder.withAdvertiseUri(String)	since 2.26.0 use RollingFileAppender.Builder.setAdvertiseUri(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.Builder.withAppend(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use RollingFileAppender.Builder.setAppend(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.Builder.withCreateOnDemand(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use RollingFileAppender.Builder.setCreateOnDemand(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.Builder.withFileGroup(String)	since 2.26.0 use RollingFileAppender.Builder.setFileGroup(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.Builder.withFileName(String)	since 2.26.0 use RollingFileAppender.Builder.setFileName(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.Builder.withFileOwner(String)	since 2.26.0 use RollingFileAppender.Builder.setFileOwner(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.Builder.withFilePattern(String)	since 2.26.0 use RollingFileAppender.Builder.setFilePattern(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.Builder.withFilePermissions(String)	since 2.26.0 use RollingFileAppender.Builder.setFilePermissions(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.Builder.withLocking(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use RollingFileAppender.Builder.setLocking(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.Builder.withPolicy(TriggeringPolicy)	since 2.26.0 use RollingFileAppender.Builder.setPolicy(TriggeringPolicy).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.Builder.withStrategy(RolloverStrategy)	since 2.26.0 use RollingFileAppender.Builder.setStrategy(RolloverStrategy).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.createAppender(String, String, String, String, String, String, String, TriggeringPolicy, RolloverStrategy, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, String, String, Configuration)	Use RollingFileAppender.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.withAdvertise(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.setAdvertise(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.withAdvertiseURI(String)	since 2.26.0 use RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.setAdvertiseURI(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.withAppend(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.setAppend(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.withFileGroup(String)	since 2.26.0 use RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.setFileGroup(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.withFileName(String)	since 2.26.0 use RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.setFileName(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.withFileOwner(String)	since 2.26.0 use RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.setFileOwner(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.withFilePattern(String)	since 2.26.0 use RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.setFilePattern(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.withFilePermissions(String)	since 2.26.0 use RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.setFilePermissions(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.withPolicy(TriggeringPolicy)	since 2.26.0 use RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.setPolicy(TriggeringPolicy).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.withStrategy(RolloverStrategy)	since 2.26.0 use RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.Builder.setStrategy(RolloverStrategy).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.createAppender(String, String, String, String, String, String, TriggeringPolicy, RolloverStrategy, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, String, String, Configuration)	Use RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.routing.Routes.Builder.withConfiguration(Configuration)	since 2.26.0 use Routes.Builder.setConfiguration(Configuration).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.routing.Routes.Builder.withPattern(String)	since 2.26.0 use Routes.Builder.setPattern(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.routing.Routes.Builder.withPatternScript(AbstractScript)	since 2.26.0 use Routes.Builder.setPatternScript(AbstractScript).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.routing.Routes.Builder.withRoutes(Route[])	since 2.26.0 use Routes.Builder.setRoutes(Route[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.routing.Routes.createRoutes(String, Route...)	since 2.7; use Routes.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.routing.RoutingAppender.Builder.withDefaultRouteScript(AbstractScript)	since 2.26.0 use RoutingAppender.Builder.setDefaultRouteScript(AbstractScript).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.routing.RoutingAppender.Builder.withPurgePolicy(PurgePolicy)	since 2.26.0 use RoutingAppender.Builder.setPurgePolicy(PurgePolicy).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.routing.RoutingAppender.Builder.withRewritePolicy(RewritePolicy)	since 2.26.0 use RoutingAppender.Builder.setRewritePolicy(RewritePolicy).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.routing.RoutingAppender.Builder.withRoutes(Routes)	since 2.26.0 use RoutingAppender.Builder.setRoutes(Routes).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.routing.RoutingAppender.createAppender(String, String, Routes, Configuration, RewritePolicy, PurgePolicy, Filter)	Since 2.7; use RoutingAppender.newBuilder()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.ScriptAppenderSelector.Builder.withAppenderNodeSet(AppenderSet)	since 2.26.0 use ScriptAppenderSelector.Builder.setAppenderNodeSet(AppenderSet).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.ScriptAppenderSelector.Builder.withConfiguration(Configuration)	since 2.26.0 use ScriptAppenderSelector.Builder.setConfiguration(Configuration).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.ScriptAppenderSelector.Builder.withName(String)	since 2.26.0 use ScriptAppenderSelector.Builder.setName(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.ScriptAppenderSelector.Builder.withScript(AbstractScript)	since 2.26.0 use ScriptAppenderSelector.Builder.setScript(AbstractScript).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withAdvertise(boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withConnectTimeoutMillis(int)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withHost(String)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withImmediateFail(boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withPort(int)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withProtocol(Protocol)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withReconnectDelayMillis(int)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withSocketOptions(SocketOptions)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withSslConfiguration(SslConfiguration)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.createAppender(String, int, Protocol, SslConfiguration, int, int, boolean, String, boolean, boolean, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, boolean, Configuration)	Deprecated in 2.7; use SocketAppender.newBuilder()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.createSocketManager(String, Protocol, String, int, int, SslConfiguration, int, boolean, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int)	Use SocketAppender.createSocketManager(String, Protocol, String, int, int, SslConfiguration, int, boolean, Layout, int, SocketOptions).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SyslogAppender.Builder.setEnterpriseNumber(int)	Use SyslogAppender.Builder.setEnterpriseNumber(String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SyslogAppender.createAppender(String, int, String, SslConfiguration, int, int, boolean, String, boolean, boolean, Facility, String, int, boolean, String, String, String, boolean, String, String, String, String, String, String, String, Filter, Configuration, Charset, String, LoggerFields[], boolean)	Use SyslogAppender.newSyslogAppenderBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async.AsyncLoggerConfig.createLogger(String, String, String, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)	use AsyncLoggerConfig.createLogger(boolean, Level, String, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async.AsyncLoggerConfig.includeLocation(String)	since 2.25.0. The method will become private in version 3.0.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async.AsyncLoggerConfig.RootLogger.createLogger(String, String, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)	use AsyncLoggerConfig.RootLogger.createLogger(String, Level, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async.AsyncWaitStrategyFactoryConfig.Builder.withFactoryClassName(String)	since 2.26.0 use AsyncWaitStrategyFactoryConfig.Builder.setFactoryClassName(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async.RingBufferLogEvent.createMemento()	since 2.25.0. Use LogEvent.toImmutable() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async.RingBufferLogEvent.initializeBuilder(Log4jLogEvent.Builder)	since 2.25.0. Use Builder(LogEvent) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async.RingBufferLogEventTranslator.updateThreadValues()	since 2.25.0. RingBufferLogEventTranslator instances should only be used on the thread that created it.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.builder.impl.DefaultConfigurationBuilder.setVerbosity(String)	This method is ineffective and only kept for binary backward compatibility.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.ConfigurationFactory.getInputFromString(String, ClassLoader)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.ConfigurationSource.setSource(Source)	Not used internally, no replacement.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.Builder.withAdditivity(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.Builder.setAdditivity(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.Builder.withConfig(Configuration)	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.Builder.setConfig(Configuration).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.Builder.withFilter(Filter)	since 2.25.0. Use LoggerConfig.Builder.setFilter(Filter) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.Builder.withIncludeLocation(String)	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.Builder.setIncludeLocation(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.Builder.withLevel(Level)	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.Builder.setLevel(Level).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.Builder.withLevelAndRefs(String)	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.Builder.setLevelAndRefs(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.Builder.withLoggerName(String)	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.Builder.setLoggerName(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.Builder.withProperties(Property[])	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.Builder.setProperties(Property[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.Builder.withRefs(AppenderRef[])	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.Builder.setRefs(AppenderRef[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.Builder.withtFilter(Filter)	Use LoggerConfig.Builder.setFilter(Filter) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.createLogger(String, Level, String, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)	Deprecated in 2.7; use LoggerConfig.createLogger(boolean, Level, String, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.getProperties()	use LoggerConfig.getPropertyList() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.withAdditivity(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.setAdditivity(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.withConfig(Configuration)	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.setConfig(Configuration).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.withIncludeLocation(String)	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.setIncludeLocation(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.withLevel(Level)	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.setLevel(Level).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.withLevelAndRefs(String)	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.setLevelAndRefs(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.withProperties(Property[])	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.setProperties(Property[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.withRefs(AppenderRef[])	since 2.26.0 use LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.setRefs(AppenderRef[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.withtFilter(Filter)	since 2.25.0. Use LoggerConfig.RootLogger.Builder.setFilter(Filter) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.RootLogger.createLogger(String, Level, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.util.PluginManager.addPackage(String)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.util.PluginManager.addPackages(Collection<String>)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.util.PluginManager.main(String[])	Use PluginProcessor instead. To do so, simply include log4j-core in your dependencies and make sure annotation processing is not disabled. By default, supported Java compilers will automatically use that plugin processor provided log4j-core is on the classpath.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.status.StatusConfiguration.error(String)	Use StatusLogger.getLogger() and then AbstractLogger.error(String) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.status.StatusConfiguration.Verbosity.toVerbosity(String)	This class is not used anymore and only kept for binary backward compatibility.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.status.StatusConfiguration.withVerboseClasses(String...)	This method is ineffective and only kept for binary backward compatibility.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.status.StatusConfiguration.withVerbosity(String)	This method is ineffective and only kept for binary backward compatibility.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.ContextDataInjector.rawContextData()	Since 2.24.0 use ContextDataInjector.getValue(java.lang.String) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.AbstractFilterable.Builder.withFilter(Filter)	Use AbstractFilterable.Builder.setFilter(Filter).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.CompositeFilter.getFilters()	Use CompositeFilter.getFiltersArray()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.MapFilter.getMap()	use MapFilter.getStringMap() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.StringMatchFilter.Builder.setMatchString(String)	since 2.25.0, use StringMatchFilter.Builder.setText(java.lang.String) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jLogEvent.Builder.setContextMap(Map<String, String>)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jLogEvent.Builder.setThrownProxy(ThrowableProxy)	since 2.25.0 without a replacement
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jLogEvent.createEvent(String, Marker, String, Level, Message, Throwable, ThrowableProxy, Map<String, String>, ThreadContext.ContextStack, String, StackTraceElement, long)	use Log4jLogEvent.Builder instead. This method will be removed in an upcoming release.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.MutableLogEvent.createMemento()	since 2.25.0. Use LogEvent.toImmutable() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.MutableLogEvent.initializeBuilder(Log4jLogEvent.Builder)	since 2.25.0. Use Builder(LogEvent) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.ThreadContextDataInjector.initServiceProviders()	no-op
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.GelfLayout.createLayout(String, KeyValuePair[], GelfLayout.CompressionType, int, boolean)	Use GelfLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.HtmlLayout.Builder.withCharset(Charset)	since 2.26.0 use HtmlLayout.Builder.setCharset(Charset).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.HtmlLayout.Builder.withContentType(String)	since 2.26.0 use HtmlLayout.Builder.setContentType(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.HtmlLayout.Builder.withFontName(String)	since 2.26.0 use HtmlLayout.Builder.setFontName(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.HtmlLayout.Builder.withFontSize(HtmlLayout.FontSize)	since 2.26.0 use HtmlLayout.Builder.setFontSize(FontSize).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.HtmlLayout.Builder.withLocationInfo(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use HtmlLayout.Builder.setLocationInfo(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.HtmlLayout.Builder.withTitle(String)	since 2.26.0 use HtmlLayout.Builder.setTitle(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.HtmlLayout.createLayout(boolean, String, String, Charset, String, String)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.JsonLayout.createLayout(Configuration, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, String, String, Charset, boolean)	Use JsonLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.LevelPatternSelector.createSelector(PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use LevelPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.MarkerPatternSelector.createSelector(PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use MarkerPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.Builder.withAlwaysWriteExceptions(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use PatternLayout.Builder.setAlwaysWriteExceptions(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.Builder.withCharset(Charset)	since 2.26.0 use PatternLayout.Builder.setCharset(Charset).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.Builder.withConfiguration(Configuration)	since 2.26.0 use PatternLayout.Builder.setConfiguration(Configuration).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.Builder.withDisableAnsi(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use PatternLayout.Builder.setDisableAnsi(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.Builder.withFooter(String)	since 2.26.0 use PatternLayout.Builder.setFooter(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.Builder.withHeader(String)	since 2.26.0 use PatternLayout.Builder.setHeader(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.Builder.withNoConsoleNoAnsi(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use PatternLayout.Builder.setNoConsoleNoAnsi(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.Builder.withPattern(String)	since 2.26.0 use PatternLayout.Builder.setPattern(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.Builder.withPatternSelector(PatternSelector)	since 2.26.0 use PatternLayout.Builder.setPatternSelector(PatternSelector).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.Builder.withRegexReplacement(RegexReplacement)	since 2.26.0 use PatternLayout.Builder.setRegexReplacement(RegexReplacement).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.createLayout(String, PatternSelector, Configuration, RegexReplacement, Charset, boolean, boolean, String, String)	Use PatternLayout.newBuilder() instead. This will be private in a future version.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.createSerializer(Configuration, RegexReplacement, String, String, PatternSelector, boolean, boolean)	Use PatternLayout.newSerializerBuilder() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.Rfc5424Layout.createLayout(Facility, String, int, boolean, String, String, String, boolean, String, String, String, String, String, String, String, boolean, LoggerFields[], Configuration)	Since 2.21.0 use instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.Rfc5424Layout.Rfc5424LayoutBuilder.setConfig(Configuration)	Since 2.24.0 use AbstractLayout.Builder.setConfiguration(org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Configuration) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.Rfc5424Layout.Rfc5424LayoutBuilder.setEscapeNL(String)	Since 2.26.0 use Rfc5424Layout.Rfc5424LayoutBuilder.setNewLineEscape(java.lang.String) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.Rfc5424Layout.Rfc5424LayoutBuilder.setExcludes(String)	since 2.26.0 use Rfc5424Layout.Rfc5424LayoutBuilder.setMdcExcludes(java.lang.String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.Rfc5424Layout.Rfc5424LayoutBuilder.setIncludeNL(boolean)	Since 2.26.0 use Rfc5424Layout.Rfc5424LayoutBuilder.setNewLine(boolean) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.Rfc5424Layout.Rfc5424LayoutBuilder.setIncludes(String)	since 2.26.0 use Rfc5424Layout.Rfc5424LayoutBuilder.setMdcIncludes(java.lang.String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.Rfc5424Layout.Rfc5424LayoutBuilder.setRequired(String)	since 2.26.0 use Rfc5424Layout.Rfc5424LayoutBuilder.setMdcRequired(java.lang.String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.Rfc5424Layout.Rfc5424LayoutBuilder.setUseTLSMessageFormat(boolean)	since 2.26.0 use Rfc5424Layout.Rfc5424LayoutBuilder.setUseTlsMessageFormat(boolean) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.ScriptPatternSelector.createSelector(AbstractScript, PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use ScriptPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.SerializedLayout.createLayout()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.SyslogLayout.createLayout(Facility, boolean, String, Charset)	Use SyslogLayout.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.TextEncoderHelper.encodeText(CharsetEncoder, CharBuffer, ByteBufferDestination)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.XmlLayout.createLayout(boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, Charset, boolean)	Use XmlLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.YamlLayout.createLayout(Configuration, boolean, boolean, String, String, Charset, boolean)	Use YamlLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent.getContextMap()	use LogEvent.getContextData() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent.getThrownProxy()	since 2.25.0. This method should be replaced with LogEvent.getThrown().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.getLoggerRegistry()	since 2.25.0 without a replacement.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.lookup.MapLookup.setMainArguments(String...)	As of 2.4, use MainMapLookup.setMainArguments(String[])
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.KeyStoreConfiguration.createKeyStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String)	use KeyStoreConfiguration.createKeyStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String, String, String)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.KeyStoreConfiguration.initKeyManagerFactory()	Planned to be removed in the next major release
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.SslConfiguration.getSslServerSocketFactory()	Use SSLContext.getServerSocketFactory() on SslConfiguration.getSslContext()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.SslConfiguration.getSslSocketFactory()	Use SSLContext.getSocketFactory() on SslConfiguration.getSslContext()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.StoreConfiguration.getPassword()	Use getPasswordAsCharArray()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.StoreConfiguration.setPassword(String)	Use getPasswordAsCharArray()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.TrustStoreConfiguration.createKeyStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String)	Use TrustStoreConfiguration.createKeyStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String, String, String)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.TrustStoreConfiguration.initTrustManagerFactory()	Planned to be removed in the next major release
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.SslSocketManager.getSocketManager(SslConfiguration, String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int)	Use SslSocketManager.getSocketManager(SslConfiguration, String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout, int, SocketOptions).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.TcpSocketManager.getSocketManager(String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int)	Use TcpSocketManager.getSocketManager(String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout, int, SocketOptions).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.DatePatternConverter.format(Date, StringBuilder)	Starting with version 2.25.0, this method is deprecated and planned to be removed in the next major release.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.ThrowablePatternConverter.getSuffix(LogEvent)	Planned to be removed without a replacement
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Help.detailedSynopsis(Comparator<Field>, boolean)	use CommandLine.Help.detailedSynopsis(int, Comparator, boolean) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Help.synopsis()	use CommandLine.Help.synopsis(int) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Help.TextTable.cellAt(int, int)	use CommandLine.Help.TextTable.textAt(int, int) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Option.help()	Use CommandLine.Option.usageHelp() and CommandLine.Option.versionHelp() instead. See CommandLine.printHelpIfRequested(List, PrintStream, CommandLine.Help.Ansi)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.datetime.FastDatePrinter.applyRules(Calendar, StringBuffer)	use FastDatePrinter.format(Calendar) or FastDatePrinter.format(Calendar, Appendable)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.datetime.FastDatePrinter.format(Object, StringBuilder, FieldPosition)	Use {FastDatePrinter.format(Date), {FastDatePrinter.format(Calendar), {FastDatePrinter.format(long), or {FastDatePrinter.format(Object)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Loader.isJansiAvailable()	Since 2.25.0 without a replacement.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.NameUtil.md5(String)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.StringEncoder.encodeIsoChars(CharSequence, int, byte[], int, int)	No longer necessary given better performance in Java 8
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.StringEncoder.encodeSingleByteChars(CharSequence)	No longer necessary given better performance in Java 8
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.StringEncoder.encodeString(CharSequence, int, int, byte[])	No longer necessary given better performance in Java 8
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.WatchManager.getWatchers()	use getConfigurationWatchers.
org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger.entry()	Since 2.6, use Logger.traceEntry() instead which performs the same function.
org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger.exit()	Since 2.6, use Logger.traceExit() instead which performs the same function.
org.apache.logging.log4j.MarkerManager.getMarker(String, String)	Use the Marker add or set methods to add parent Markers. Will be removed by final GA release.
org.apache.logging.log4j.message.Message.getFormat()	Deprecated since version 2.24.0. Use MultiformatMessage instead to implement messages that can format themselves in one or more encodings.
org.apache.logging.log4j.message.StructuredDataId.makeId(String, int)	Since 2.18.0, use StructuredDataId.makeId(String, String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.checkMessageFactory(ExtendedLogger, MessageFactory)	As of version 2.25.0, planned to be removed! Instead, in LoggerContext.getLogger(String, MessageFactory) implementations, namespace loggers with message factories. If your implementation uses LoggerRegistry, you are already covered.
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.enter(String, String, MessageSupplier...)
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.entry()
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.exit()
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.LoggerRegistry.getLogger(String)	As of version 2.25.0, planned to be removed! Use LoggerRegistry.getLogger(String, MessageFactory) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.LoggerRegistry.hasLogger(String)	As of version 2.25.0, planned to be removed! Use LoggerRegistry.hasLogger(String, MessageFactory) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.Provider.getUrl()	since 2.24.0, without a replacement.
org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusConsoleListener.setFilters(String...)	since 2.23.0, this method is ineffective and only kept for binary backward compatibility.
org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusData.getTimestamp()	since 2.23.0, use StatusData.getInstant() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger.clear()	Since 2.23.0, instead of relying on the buffering provided by StatusLogger, users should register their own listeners to access to logged events.
org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger.getStatusData()	Since 2.23.0, instead of relying on the buffering provided by StatusLogger, users should register their own listeners to access to logged events.
org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger.setLevel(Level)	Since 2.23.0, instead use the setLevel(Level) method on the fallback listener returned by StatusLogger.getFallbackListener().
org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger.updateListenerLevel(Level)	Since 2.23.0, instead use the setLevel(Level) method on the fallback listener returned by StatusLogger.getFallbackListener().
org.apache.logging.log4j.util.Base64Util.encode(String)	since 2.22.0, use Base64 instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.util.PropertiesUtil.reload()	since 2.24.0 caching of property values is disabled.
org.apache.logging.log4j.web.appender.ServletAppender.createAppender(Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, boolean)	Use ServletAppender.newBuilder().

Constructors

Constructor	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender(String, Filter, Layout<? extends Serializable>)	Use AbstractAppender(String, Filter, Layout, boolean, Property[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractOutputStreamAppender(String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, boolean, boolean, M)	Use AbstractOutputStreamAppender(String, Layout, Filter, boolean, boolean, Property[], OutputStreamManager)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractWriterAppender(String, StringLayout, Filter, boolean, boolean, M)	Use AbstractWriterAppender(String, StringLayout, Filter, boolean, boolean, Property[], WriterManager).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.AbstractDatabaseAppender(String, Filter, boolean, T)	Use AbstractDatabaseAppender(String, Filter, Layout, boolean, Property[], AbstractDatabaseManager).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.AbstractDatabaseManager(String, int)	Use AbstractDatabaseManager(String, int, Layout, Configuration).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.AbstractDatabaseManager.AbstractFactoryData(int, Layout<? extends Serializable>)	Use AbstractFactoryData(Configuration, int, Layout).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileManager(String, OutputStream, boolean, boolean, String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int, boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.mom.JmsAppender(String, Filter, Layout<? extends Serializable>, boolean, JmsManager)	Use JmsAppender(String, Filter, Layout, boolean, Property[], JmsManager).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.OutputStreamManager(OutputStream, String, Layout<?>, boolean, ByteBuffer)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.GzCompressAction(File, File, boolean)	Prefer GzCompressAction(File, File, boolean, int).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DefaultRolloverStrategy(int, int, boolean, int, StrSubstitutor, Action[], boolean)	Since 2.9 Added tempCompressedFilePatternString parameter
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DirectWriteRolloverStrategy(int, int, StrSubstitutor, Action[], boolean)	Since 2.9 Added tempCompressedFilePatternString parameter
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager(String, String, OutputStream, boolean, long, long, TriggeringPolicy, RolloverStrategy, String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int, boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingRandomAccessFileManager(LoggerContext, RandomAccessFile, String, String, OutputStream, boolean, boolean, int, long, long, TriggeringPolicy, RolloverStrategy, String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender(String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, AbstractSocketManager, boolean, boolean, Advertiser)	SocketAppender(String, Layout, Filter, AbstractSocketManager, boolean, boolean, Advertiser, Property[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SyslogAppender(String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, boolean, boolean, AbstractSocketManager, Advertiser)	Use SyslogAppender(String, Layout, Filter, boolean, boolean, AbstractSocketManager, Advertiser, Property[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.JdkMapAdapterStringMap(Map<String, String>)	for performance reasons since 2.23. Use JdkMapAdapterStringMap(Map, boolean) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jLogEvent(long)	use Log4jLogEvent.Builder instead. This constructor will be removed in an upcoming release.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.AbstractLayout(byte[], byte[])	Use AbstractLayout(Configuration, byte[], byte[])
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.GelfLayout(String, KeyValuePair[], GelfLayout.CompressionType, int, boolean)	Use GelfLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.JsonLayout(Configuration, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, String, String, String, Charset, boolean)	Use JsonLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.LevelPatternSelector(PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use LevelPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead. This will be private in a future version.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.MarkerPatternSelector(PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use MarkerPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead. This will be private in a future version.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.ScriptPatternSelector(AbstractScript, PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use ScriptPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead. This will be private in a future version.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.XmlLayout(boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, Charset, boolean)	Use XmlLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.YamlLayout(Configuration, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, String, String, Charset, boolean)	Use YamlLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.AbstractKeyStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String)	Use AbstractKeyStoreConfiguration(String, PasswordProvider, String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.KeyStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String)	use KeyStoreConfiguration(String, PasswordProvider, String, String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.StoreConfiguration(String, char[])	Use StoreConfiguration(String, PasswordProvider)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.TrustStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String)	Use TrustStoreConfiguration(String, PasswordProvider, String, String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.SslSocketManager(String, OutputStream, Socket, SslConfiguration, InetAddress, String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int)	Use SslSocketManager(String, OutputStream, Socket, SslConfiguration, InetAddress, String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout, int, SocketOptions).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.TcpSocketManager(String, OutputStream, Socket, InetAddress, String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int)	Use TcpSocketManager(String, OutputStream, Socket, InetAddress, String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout, int, SocketOptions).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.ThrowablePatternConverter(String, String, String[])	Use ThrowablePatternConverter(String, String, String[], Configuration, ThrowablePropertyRendererFactory, ThrowableStackTraceRendererFactory) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Source(URI, long)	Use Source(URI).
org.apache.logging.log4j.message.ParameterizedMessage(String, String[], Throwable)	Since 2.6, use ParameterizedMessage(String, Object[], Throwable) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.message.StructuredDataId(String, int, String[], String[])	Since 2.18.0, use StructuredDataId(String, String, String[], String[]) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.DefaultThreadContextMap(boolean)	Since 2.24.0. Use NoOpThreadContextMap for a no-op implementation.
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.DefaultThreadContextStack(boolean)	since 2.24.0 without a replacement.
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.LoggerRegistry(LoggerRegistry.MapFactory<T>)	As of version 2.25.0, planned to be removed!
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.Provider(Properties, URL, ClassLoader)	since 2.24.0

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.AnsiEscape.BRIGHT	This attribute sets font-weight as "bold" and doesn't set color brightness. Use BOLD if you need to change font-weight and BRIGHT_* to use a bright color.

Annotation Type Elements

Annotation Type Element	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Option.help()	Use CommandLine.Option.usageHelp() and CommandLine.Option.versionHelp() instead. See CommandLine.printHelpIfRequested(List, PrintStream, CommandLine.Help.Ansi)