Package java.util.logging

Class XMLFormatter

java.lang.Object

java.util.logging.Formatter

java.util.logging.XMLFormatter

public class XMLFormatter
extends Formatter

Formatter to convert a LogRecord into an XML string. The DTD specified in Appendix A to the Java Logging APIs specification is used. XMLFormatter uses the output handler's encoding if it is specified, otherwise the default platform encoding is used instead. UTF-8 is the recommended encoding.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
XMLFormatter()	Constructs a new XMLFormatter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	format(LogRecord r)	Converts a LogRecord into an XML string.
String	getHead(Handler h)	Returns the header string for a set of log records formatted as XML strings, using the output handler's encoding if it is defined, otherwise using the default platform encoding.
String	getTail(Handler h)	Returns the tail string for a set of log records formatted as XML strings.

Methods inherited from class java.util.logging.Formatter

formatMessage

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

XMLFormatter

public XMLFormatter()

Constructs a new XMLFormatter.

Method Details

format

public String format(LogRecord r)

Converts a LogRecord into an XML string.

Specified by:

format in class Formatter

Parameters:

r - the log record to be formatted.

Returns:

the log record formatted as an XML string.

getHead

public String getHead(Handler h)

Returns the header string for a set of log records formatted as XML strings, using the output handler's encoding if it is defined, otherwise using the default platform encoding.

Overrides:

getHead in class Formatter

Parameters:

h - the output handler, may be null.

Returns:

the header string for log records formatted as XML strings.

getTail

public String getTail(Handler h)

Returns the tail string for a set of log records formatted as XML strings.

Overrides:

getTail in class Formatter

Parameters:

h - the output handler, may be null.

Returns:

the tail string for log records formatted as XML strings.