Package org.apache.log4j.varia

Class DenyAllFilter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.log4j.spi.Filter

org.apache.log4j.varia.DenyAllFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

OptionHandler

public class DenyAllFilter
extends Filter

This filter drops all logging events.

You can add this filter to the end of a filter chain to switch from the default "accept all unless instructed otherwise" filtering behaviour to a "deny all unless instructed otherwise" behaviour.

Since:

0.9.0

Author:

Ceki Gülcü

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.spi.Filter

ACCEPT, DENY, NEUTRAL, next

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DenyAllFilter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	decide(LoggingEvent event)	Always returns the integer constant Filter.DENY regardless of the LoggingEvent parameter.
java.lang.String[]	getOptionStrings()	Deprecated. We now use JavaBeans introspection to configure components.
void	setOption(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value)	Deprecated. Use the setter method for the option directly instead of the generic setOption method.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.spi.Filter

activateOptions, getNext, setNext

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DenyAllFilter

public DenyAllFilter()

Method Detail

getOptionStrings

public java.lang.String[] getOptionStrings()

Deprecated.

We now use JavaBeans introspection to configure components. Options strings are no longer needed.

Returns null as there are no options.

setOption

public void setOption(java.lang.String key,
                      java.lang.String value)

Deprecated.

Use the setter method for the option directly instead of the generic setOption method.

No options to set.

decide

public int decide(LoggingEvent event)

Always returns the integer constant Filter.DENY regardless of the LoggingEvent parameter.

Specified by:

decide in class Filter

Parameters:

event - The LoggingEvent to filter.

Returns:

Always returns Filter.DENY.