Class ConsoleHandler

java.lang.Object

java.util.logging.Handler

java.util.logging.StreamHandler

java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler

public class ConsoleHandler
extends StreamHandler

This Handler publishes log records to System.err. By default the SimpleFormatter is used to generate brief summaries.

Configuration: By default each ConsoleHandler is initialized using the following LogManager configuration properties where <handler-name> refers to the fully-qualified class name of the handler. If properties are not defined (or have invalid values) then the specified default values are used.

• <handler-name>.level specifies the default level for the Handler (defaults to Level.INFO).
• <handler-name>.filter specifies the name of a Filter class to use (defaults to no Filter).
• <handler-name>.formatter specifies the name of a Formatter class to use (defaults to java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter).
• <handler-name>.encoding the name of the character set encoding to use (defaults to the default platform encoding).

For example, the properties for ConsoleHandler would be:

• java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level=INFO
• java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter=java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter

For a custom handler, e.g. com.foo.MyHandler, the properties would be:

• com.foo.MyHandler.level=INFO
• com.foo.MyHandler.formatter=java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter

Since:

1.4

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ConsoleHandler()	Create a ConsoleHandler for System.err.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	close()	Override StreamHandler.close to do a flush but not to close the output stream.
void	publish(LogRecord record)	Publish a LogRecord.

Methods declared in class StreamHandler

flush, isLoggable, setEncoding, setOutputStream

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	flush()	Flush any buffered messages.
boolean	isLoggable(LogRecord record)	Check if this Handler would actually log a given LogRecord.
void	setEncoding(String encoding)	Set (or change) the character encoding used by this Handler.
protected void	setOutputStream(OutputStream out)	Change the output stream.

Methods declared in class Handler

getEncoding, getErrorManager, getFilter, getFormatter, getLevel, reportError, setErrorManager, setFilter, setFormatter, setLevel

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getEncoding()	Return the character encoding for this Handler.
ErrorManager	getErrorManager()	Retrieves the ErrorManager for this Handler.
Filter	getFilter()	Get the current Filter for this Handler.
Formatter	getFormatter()	Return the Formatter for this Handler.
Level	getLevel()	Get the log level specifying which messages will be logged by this Handler.
protected void	reportError(String msg, Exception ex, int code)	Protected convenience method to report an error to this Handler's ErrorManager.
void	setErrorManager(ErrorManager em)	Define an ErrorManager for this Handler.
void	setFilter(Filter newFilter)	Set a Filter to control output on this Handler.
void	setFormatter(Formatter newFormatter)	Set a Formatter.
void	setLevel(Level newLevel)	Set the log level specifying which message levels will be logged by this Handler.

Methods declared in class Object

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Object	clone()	Answers a new instance of the same class as the receiver, whose slots have been filled in with the values in the slots of the receiver.
boolean	equals(Object o)	Compares the argument to the receiver, and answers true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
protected void	finalize()	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. May cause performance issues, deadlocks and hangs.
final Class<? extends Object>	getClass()	Answers the unique instance of java.lang.Class which represents the class of the receiver.
int	hashCode()	Answers an integer hash code for the receiver.
final void	notify()	Causes one thread which is waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
final void	notifyAll()	Causes all threads which are waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
String	toString()	Answers a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
final void	wait()	Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll).
final void	wait(long time)	Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.
final void	wait(long time, int frac)	Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.

Constructor Details

ConsoleHandler

public ConsoleHandler()

Create a ConsoleHandler for System.err.

The ConsoleHandler is configured based on LogManager properties (or their default values).

Method Details

publish

public void publish(LogRecord record)

Publish a LogRecord.

The logging request was made initially to a Logger object, which initialized the LogRecord and forwarded it here.

Overrides:

publish in class StreamHandler

Implementation Requirements:

This method is not synchronized, and subclasses must not define overridden publish() methods to be synchronized if they call super.publish() or format user arguments. See the discussion in java.util.logging.Handler for more information.

Parameters:

record - description of the log event. A null record is silently ignored and is not published

close

public void close()

Override StreamHandler.close to do a flush but not to close the output stream. That is, we do not close System.err.

Overrides:

close in class StreamHandler