Class WriterAppender

java.lang.Object

org.apache.logging.log4j.core.AbstractLifeCycle

org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.AbstractFilterable

org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender

org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractWriterAppender<WriterManager>

org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.WriterAppender

All Implemented Interfaces:

Appender, Filterable, LocationAware, LifeCycle, LifeCycle2

@Plugin(name="Writer",
        category="Core",
        elementType="appender",
        printObject=true)
public final class WriterAppender
extends AbstractWriterAppender<WriterManager>

Appends log events to a Writer.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	WriterAppender.Builder<B extends WriterAppender.Builder<B>>	Builds WriterAppender instances.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface LifeCycle

LifeCycle.State

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class AbstractWriterAppender

immediateFlush

Fields inherited from class AbstractLifeCycle

DEFAULT_STOP_TIMEOUT, DEFAULT_STOP_TIMEUNIT, LOGGER

Fields inherited from interface Appender

ELEMENT_TYPE, EMPTY_ARRAY

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static WriterAppender	createAppender(StringLayout layout, Filter filter, Writer target, String name, boolean follow, boolean ignore)	Creates a WriterAppender.
static <B extends WriterAppender.Builder<B>> B	newBuilder()

Methods inherited from class AbstractWriterAppender

append, getManager, getStringLayout, start, stop

Methods inherited from class AbstractAppender

error, error, error, getHandler, getLayout, getName, ignoreExceptions, parseInt, requiresLocation, setHandler, toSerializable, toString

Methods inherited from class AbstractFilterable

addFilter, getFilter, getPropertyArray, hasFilter, isFiltered, removeFilter, stop

Methods inherited from class AbstractLifeCycle

equalsImpl, getState, getStatusLogger, hashCodeImpl, initialize, isInitialized, isStarted, isStarting, isStopped, isStopping, setStarted, setStarting, setState, setStopped, setStopping, stop, stop

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Methods inherited from interface LifeCycle

getState, initialize, isStarted, isStopped, stop

Method Details

createAppender

@PluginFactory
public static WriterAppender createAppender(StringLayout layout,
 Filter filter,
 Writer target,
 String name,
 boolean follow,
 boolean ignore)

Creates a WriterAppender.

Parameters:

layout - The layout to use or null to get the default layout.

filter - The Filter or null.

target - The target Writer

name - The name of the Appender (required).

follow - If true will follow changes to the underlying output stream. Use false as the default.

ignore - If "true" (default) exceptions encountered when appending events are logged; otherwise they are propagated to the caller. Use true as the default.

Returns:

The ConsoleAppender.

newBuilder

@PluginBuilderFactory
public static <B extends WriterAppender.Builder<B>>
B newBuilder()