Package ch.qos.logback.core

Interface Layout<E>

All Superinterfaces:

ContextAware, LifeCycle

All Known Implementing Classes:

EchoLayout, HTMLLayout, HTMLLayoutBase, LayoutBase, PatternLayout, PatternLayoutBase, TTLLLayout, XMLLayout

public interface Layout<E>
extends ContextAware, LifeCycle

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	doLayout(E event)	Transform an event (of type Object) and return it as a String after appropriate formatting.
String	getContentType()	Returns the content type as appropriate for the implementation.
String	getFileFooter()	Return the file footer for this layout.
String	getFileHeader()	Return the file header for this layout.
String	getPresentationFooter()	Return the footer of the logging event formatting.
String	getPresentationHeader()	Return the header of the logging event formatting.

Methods inherited from interface ch.qos.logback.core.spi.ContextAware

addError, addError, addInfo, addInfo, addStatus, addWarn, addWarn, getContext, setContext

Methods inherited from interface ch.qos.logback.core.spi.LifeCycle

isStarted, start, stop

Method Detail

doLayout

String doLayout(E event)

Transform an event (of type Object) and return it as a String after appropriate formatting.

Taking in an object and returning a String is the least sophisticated way of formatting events. However, it is remarkably CPU-effective.

Parameters:

event - The event to format

Returns:

the event formatted as a String

getFileHeader

String getFileHeader()

Return the file header for this layout. The returned value may be null.

Returns:

The header.

getPresentationHeader

String getPresentationHeader()

Return the header of the logging event formatting. The returned value may be null.

Returns:

The header.

getPresentationFooter

String getPresentationFooter()

Return the footer of the logging event formatting. The returned value may be null.

Returns:

The footer.

getFileFooter

String getFileFooter()

Return the file footer for this layout. The returned value may be null.

Returns:

The footer.

getContentType

String getContentType()

Returns the content type as appropriate for the implementation.

Returns: