org.apache.log4j.pattern
Class ThrowableInformationPatternConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.log4j.pattern.PatternConverter
      org.apache.log4j.pattern.LoggingEventPatternConverter
          org.apache.log4j.pattern.ThrowableInformationPatternConverter

public class ThrowableInformationPatternConverter
extends LoggingEventPatternConverter

Outputs the ThrowableInformation portion of the LoggingEvent. By default, outputs the full stack trace. %throwable{none} or %throwable{0} suppresses the stack trace. %throwable{short} or %throwable{1} outputs just the first line. %throwable{n} will output n lines for a positive integer or drop the last -n lines for a negative integer.

Author:

Paul Smith

Method Summary

void	format(LoggingEvent event, StringBuffer toAppendTo) Formats an event into a string buffer.
boolean	handlesThrowable() This converter obviously handles throwables.
static ThrowableInformationPatternConverter	newInstance(String[] options) Gets an instance of the class.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.pattern.LoggingEventPatternConverter

format

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.pattern.PatternConverter

getName, getStyleClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

newInstance

public static ThrowableInformationPatternConverter newInstance(String[] options)

Gets an instance of the class.

Parameters:

options - pattern options, may be null. If first element is "short", only the first line of the throwable will be formatted.

Returns:

instance of class.

format

public void format(LoggingEvent event,
                   StringBuffer toAppendTo)

Formats an event into a string buffer.

Specified by:

format in class LoggingEventPatternConverter

Parameters:

event - event to format, may not be null.

toAppendTo - string buffer to which the formatted event will be appended. May not be null.

handlesThrowable

public boolean handlesThrowable()

This converter obviously handles throwables.

Overrides:

handlesThrowable in class LoggingEventPatternConverter

Returns:

true.