org.apache.log4j.spi
Interface Configurator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultLF5Configurator, DOMConfigurator, PropertyConfigurator, ReloadingPropertyConfigurator

public interface Configurator

Implemented by classes capable of configuring log4j using a URL.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Anders Kristensen

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	INHERITED Special level value signifying inherited behaviour.
static java.lang.String	NULL Special level signifying inherited behaviour, same as INHERITED.

Method Summary

void	doConfigure(java.net.URL url, LoggerRepository repository) Interpret a resource pointed by a URL and set up log4j accordingly.

Field Detail

INHERITED

public static final java.lang.String INHERITED

Special level value signifying inherited behaviour. The current value of this string constant is inherited. NULL is a synonym.

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Constant Field Values

NULL

public static final java.lang.String NULL

Special level signifying inherited behaviour, same as INHERITED. The current value of this string constant is null.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

doConfigure

public void doConfigure(java.net.URL url,
                        LoggerRepository repository)

Interpret a resource pointed by a URL and set up log4j accordingly. The configuration is done relative to the hierarchy parameter.

Parameters:

url - The URL to parse