Logger objects may be obtained by calls on one of the getLogger
 factory methods.  These will either create a new Logger or
 return a suitable existing Logger. It is important to note that
 the Logger returned by one of the getLogger factory methods
 may be garbage collected at any time if a strong reference to the
 Logger is not kept.
 
Logging messages will be forwarded to registered Handler objects, which can forward the messages to a variety of destinations, including consoles, files, OS logs, etc.
Each Logger keeps track of a "parent" Logger, which is its nearest existing ancestor in the Logger namespace.
 Each Logger has a "Level" associated with it.  This reflects
 a minimum Level that this logger cares about.  If a Logger's
 level is set to null, then its effective level is inherited
 from its parent, which may in turn obtain it recursively from its
 parent, and so on up the tree.
 
 The log level can be configured based on the properties from the
 logging configuration file, as described in the description
 of the LogManager class.  However it may also be dynamically changed
 by calls on the Logger.setLevel method.  If a logger's level is
 changed the change may also affect child loggers, since any child
 logger that has null as its level will inherit its
 effective level from its parent.
 
On each logging call the Logger initially performs a cheap check of the request level (e.g., SEVERE or FINE) against the effective log level of the logger. If the request level is lower than the log level, the logging call returns immediately.
After passing this initial (cheap) test, the Logger will allocate a LogRecord to describe the logging message. It will then call a Filter (if present) to do a more detailed check on whether the record should be published. If that passes it will then publish the LogRecord to its output Handlers. By default, loggers also publish to their parent's Handlers, recursively up the tree.
 Each Logger may have a ResourceBundle associated with it.
 The ResourceBundle may be specified by name, using the
 getLogger(java.lang.String, java.lang.String) factory
 method, or by value - using the setResourceBundle method.
 This bundle will be used for localizing logging messages.
 If a Logger does not have its own ResourceBundle or resource bundle
 name, then it will inherit the ResourceBundle or resource bundle name
 from its parent, recursively up the tree.
 
 Most of the logger output methods take a "msg" argument.  This
 msg argument may be either a raw value or a localization key.
 During formatting, if the logger has (or inherits) a localization
 ResourceBundle and if the ResourceBundle has a mapping for
 the msg string, then the msg string is replaced by the localized value.
 Otherwise the original msg string is used.  Typically, formatters use
 java.text.MessageFormat style formatting to format parameters, so
 for example a format string "{0} {1}" would format two parameters
 as strings.
 
 A set of methods alternatively take a "msgSupplier" instead of a "msg"
 argument.  These methods take a Supplier<String> function
 which is invoked to construct the desired log message only when the message
 actually is to be logged based on the effective log level thus eliminating
 unnecessary message construction. For example, if the developer wants to
 log system health status for diagnosis, with the String-accepting version,
 the code would look like:
 
  class DiagnosisMessages {
    static String systemHealthStatus() {
      // collect system health information
      ...
    }
  }
  ...
  logger.log(Level.FINER, DiagnosisMessages.systemHealthStatus());
 
  logger.log(Level.FINER, DiagnosisMessages::systemHealthStatus);
 
 When looking for a ResourceBundle, the logger will first look at
 whether a bundle was specified using setResourceBundle, and then
 only whether a resource bundle name was specified through the getLogger factory method.
 If no ResourceBundle or no resource bundle name is found,
 then it will use the nearest ResourceBundle or resource bundle
 name inherited from its parent tree.
 When a ResourceBundle was inherited or specified through the
 setResourceBundle method, then
 that ResourceBundle will be used. Otherwise if the logger only
 has or inherited a resource bundle name, then that resource bundle name
 will be mapped to a ResourceBundle object, using the default Locale
 at the time of logging.
 
When mapping resource bundle names to
 ResourceBundle objects, the logger will first try to use the
 Thread's context class
 loader to map the given resource bundle name to a ResourceBundle.
 If the thread context class loader is null, it will try the
 system class loader
 instead.  If the ResourceBundle is still not found, it will use the
 class loader of the first caller of the getLogger factory method.
 
Formatting (including localization) is the responsibility of the output Handler, which will typically call a Formatter.
Note that formatting need not occur synchronously. It may be delayed until a LogRecord is actually written to an external sink.
The logging methods are grouped in five main categories:
- There are a set of "log" methods that take a log level, a message string, and optionally some parameters to the message string. 
- There are a set of "logp" methods (for "log precise") that are like the "log" methods, but also take an explicit source class name and method name. 
- There are a set of "logrb" method (for "log with resource bundle") that are like the "logp" method, but also take an explicit resource bundle object for use in localizing the log message. 
- There are convenience methods for tracing method entries (the "entering" methods), method returns (the "exiting" methods) and throwing exceptions (the "throwing" methods). 
- Finally, there are a set of convenience methods for use in the very simplest cases, when a developer simply wants to log a simple string at a given log level. These methods are named after the standard Level names ("severe", "warning", "info", etc.) and take a single argument, a message string. 
For the methods that do not take an explicit source name and method name, the Logging framework will make a "best effort" to determine which class and method called into the logging method. However, it is important to realize that this automatically inferred information may only be approximate (or may even be quite wrong!). Virtual machines are allowed to do extensive optimizations when JITing and may entirely remove stack frames, making it impossible to reliably locate the calling class and method.
All methods on Logger are multi-thread safe.
Subclassing Information: Note that a LogManager class may provide its own implementation of named Loggers for any point in the namespace. Therefore, any subclasses of Logger (unless they are implemented in conjunction with a new LogManager class) should take care to obtain a Logger instance from the LogManager class and should delegate operations such as "isLoggable" and "log(LogRecord)" to that instance. Note that in order to intercept all logging output, subclasses need only override the log(LogRecord) method. All the other logging methods are implemented as calls on this log(LogRecord) method.
- Since:
- 1.4
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Field SummaryFields
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Constructor SummaryConstructors
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Method SummaryModifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoidaddHandler(Handler handler) Add a log Handler to receive logging messages.voidLog a CONFIG message.voidLog a CONFIG message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.voidLog a method entry.voidLog a method entry, with one parameter.voidLog a method entry, with an array of parameters.voidLog a method return.voidLog a method return, with result object.voidLog a FINE message.voidLog a FINE message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.voidLog a FINER message.voidLog a FINER message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.voidLog a FINEST message.voidLog a FINEST message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.static LoggerCreate an anonymous Logger.static LoggergetAnonymousLogger(String resourceBundleName) Create an anonymous Logger.Get the current filter for this Logger.static final LoggerReturn global logger object with the name Logger.GLOBAL_LOGGER_NAME.Handler[]Get the Handlers associated with this logger.getLevel()Get the log Level that has been specified for this Logger.static LoggerFind or create a logger for a named subsystem.static LoggerFind or create a logger for a named subsystem.getName()Get the name for this logger.Return the parent for this Logger.Retrieve the localization resource bundle for this logger.Retrieve the localization resource bundle name for this logger.booleanDiscover whether or not this logger is sending its output to its parent logger.voidLog an INFO message.voidLog a INFO message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.booleanisLoggable(Level level) Check if a message of the given level would actually be logged by this logger.voidLog a message, with no arguments.voidLog a message, with one object parameter.voidLog a message, with an array of object arguments.voidLog a message, with associated Throwable information.voidLog a lazily constructed message, with associated Throwable information.voidLog a message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.voidLog a LogRecord.voidLog a message, specifying source class and method, with no arguments.voidLog a message, specifying source class and method, with a single object parameter to the log message.voidLog a message, specifying source class and method, with an array of object arguments.voidLog a message, specifying source class and method, with associated Throwable information.voidlogp(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, Throwable thrown, Supplier<String> msgSupplier) Log a lazily constructed message, specifying source class and method, with associated Throwable information.voidLog a lazily constructed message, specifying source class and method, with no arguments.voidvoidlogrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String bundleName, String msg, Object param1) voidlogrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String bundleName, String msg, Object[] params) voidlogrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String bundleName, String msg, Throwable thrown) voidlogrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, ResourceBundle bundle, String msg, Object... params) Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle, with an optional list of message parameters.voidlogrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, ResourceBundle bundle, String msg, Throwable thrown) Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle, with associated Throwable information.voidlogrb(Level level, ResourceBundle bundle, String msg, Object... params) Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle, with an optional list of message parameters.voidlogrb(Level level, ResourceBundle bundle, String msg, Throwable thrown) Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle, with associated Throwable information.voidremoveHandler(Handler handler) Remove a log Handler.voidSet a filter to control output on this Logger.voidSet the log level specifying which message levels will be logged by this logger.voidSet the parent for this Logger.voidsetResourceBundle(ResourceBundle bundle) Sets a resource bundle on this logger.voidsetUseParentHandlers(boolean useParentHandlers) Specify whether or not this logger should send its output to its parent Logger.voidLog a SEVERE message.voidLog a SEVERE message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.voidLog throwing an exception.voidLog a WARNING message.voidLog a WARNING message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.
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Field Details- 
GLOBAL_LOGGER_NAMEGLOBAL_LOGGER_NAME is a name for the global logger.- Since:
- 1.6
- See Also:
 
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globalDeprecated.Initialization of this field is prone to deadlocks. The field must be initialized by the Logger class initialization which may cause deadlocks with the LogManager class initialization. In such cases two class initialization wait for each other to complete. The preferred way to get the global logger object is via the callLogger.getGlobal(). For compatibility with old JDK versions where theLogger.getGlobal()is not available use the callLogger.getLogger(Logger.GLOBAL_LOGGER_NAME)orLogger.getLogger("global").The "global" Logger object is provided as a convenience to developers who are making casual use of the Logging package. Developers who are making serious use of the logging package (for example in products) should create and use their own Logger objects, with appropriate names, so that logging can be controlled on a suitable per-Logger granularity. Developers also need to keep a strong reference to their Logger objects to prevent them from being garbage collected.
 
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Constructor Details- 
LoggerProtected method to construct a logger for a named subsystem.The logger will be initially configured with a null Level and with useParentHandlers set to true. - Parameters:
- name- A name for the logger. This should be a dot-separated name and should normally be based on the package name or class name of the subsystem, such as java.net or javax.swing. It may be null for anonymous Loggers.
- resourceBundleName- name of ResourceBundle to be used for localizing messages for this logger. May be null if none of the messages require localization.
- Throws:
- MissingResourceException- if the resourceBundleName is non-null and no corresponding resource can be found.
 
 
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Method Details- 
getGlobalReturn global logger object with the name Logger.GLOBAL_LOGGER_NAME.- Returns:
- global logger object
- Since:
- 1.7
 
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getLoggerFind or create a logger for a named subsystem. If a logger has already been created with the given name it is returned. Otherwise a new logger is created.If a new logger is created its log level will be configured based on the LogManager configuration and it will be configured to also send logging output to its parent's Handlers. It will be registered in the LogManager global namespace. Note: The LogManager may only retain a weak reference to the newly created Logger. It is important to understand that a previously created Logger with the given name may be garbage collected at any time if there is no strong reference to the Logger. In particular, this means that two back-to-back calls like getLogger("MyLogger").log(...)may use different Logger objects named "MyLogger" if there is no strong reference to the Logger named "MyLogger" elsewhere in the program.- Parameters:
- name- A name for the logger. This should be a dot-separated name and should normally be based on the package name or class name of the subsystem, such as java.net or javax.swing
- Returns:
- a suitable Logger
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if the name is null.
 
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getLoggerFind or create a logger for a named subsystem. If a logger has already been created with the given name it is returned. Otherwise a new logger is created.If a new logger is created its log level will be configured based on the LogManager and it will be configured to also send logging output to its parent's Handlers. It will be registered in the LogManager global namespace. Note: The LogManager may only retain a weak reference to the newly created Logger. It is important to understand that a previously created Logger with the given name may be garbage collected at any time if there is no strong reference to the Logger. In particular, this means that two back-to-back calls like getLogger("MyLogger", ...).log(...)may use different Logger objects named "MyLogger" if there is no strong reference to the Logger named "MyLogger" elsewhere in the program.If the named Logger already exists and does not yet have a localization resource bundle then the given resource bundle name is used. If the named Logger already exists and has a different resource bundle name then an IllegalArgumentException is thrown. - Parameters:
- name- A name for the logger. This should be a dot-separated name and should normally be based on the package name or class name of the subsystem, such as java.net or javax.swing
- resourceBundleName- name of ResourceBundle to be used for localizing messages for this logger. May be- nullif none of the messages require localization.
- Returns:
- a suitable Logger
- Throws:
- MissingResourceException- if the resourceBundleName is non-null and no corresponding resource can be found.
- IllegalArgumentException- if the Logger already exists and uses a different resource bundle name; or if- resourceBundleNameis- nullbut the named logger has a resource bundle set.
- NullPointerException- if the name is null.
 
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getAnonymousLoggerCreate an anonymous Logger. The newly created Logger is not registered in the LogManager namespace. There will be no access checks on updates to the logger.This factory method is primarily intended for use from applets. Because the resulting Logger is anonymous it can be kept private by the creating class. This removes the need for normal security checks, which in turn allows untrusted applet code to update the control state of the Logger. For example an applet can do a setLevel or an addHandler on an anonymous Logger. Even although the new logger is anonymous, it is configured to have the root logger ("") as its parent. This means that by default it inherits its effective level and handlers from the root logger. Changing its parent via the setParentmethod will still require the security permission specified by that method.- Returns:
- a newly created private Logger
 
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getAnonymousLoggerCreate an anonymous Logger. The newly created Logger is not registered in the LogManager namespace. There will be no access checks on updates to the logger.This factory method is primarily intended for use from applets. Because the resulting Logger is anonymous it can be kept private by the creating class. This removes the need for normal security checks, which in turn allows untrusted applet code to update the control state of the Logger. For example an applet can do a setLevel or an addHandler on an anonymous Logger. Even although the new logger is anonymous, it is configured to have the root logger ("") as its parent. This means that by default it inherits its effective level and handlers from the root logger. Changing its parent via the setParentmethod will still require the security permission specified by that method.- Parameters:
- resourceBundleName- name of ResourceBundle to be used for localizing messages for this logger. May be null if none of the messages require localization.
- Returns:
- a newly created private Logger
- Throws:
- MissingResourceException- if the resourceBundleName is non-null and no corresponding resource can be found.
 
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getResourceBundleRetrieve the localization resource bundle for this logger. This method will return aResourceBundlethat was either set by thesetResourceBundlemethod or mapped from the the resource bundle name set via thegetLoggerfactory method for the current default locale.
 Note that if the result isnull, then the Logger will use a resource bundle or resource bundle name inherited from its parent.- Returns:
- localization bundle (may be null)
 
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getResourceBundleNameRetrieve the localization resource bundle name for this logger. This is either the name specified through thegetLoggerfactory method, or the base name of the ResourceBundle set throughsetResourceBundlemethod.
 Note that if the result isnull, then the Logger will use a resource bundle or resource bundle name inherited from its parent.- Returns:
- localization bundle name (may be null)
 
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setFilterSet a filter to control output on this Logger.After passing the initial "level" check, the Logger will call this Filter to check if a log record should really be published. - Parameters:
- newFilter- a filter object (may be null)
- Throws:
- SecurityException- if a security manager exists, this logger is not anonymous, and the caller does not have LoggingPermission("control").
 
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getFilterGet the current filter for this Logger.- Returns:
- a filter object (may be null)
 
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logLog a LogRecord.All the other logging methods in this class call through this method to actually perform any logging. Subclasses can override this single method to capture all log activity. - Parameters:
- record- the LogRecord to be published
 
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logLog a message, with no arguments.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
 
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logLog a message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the message is constructed by invoking the provided supplier function and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- msgSupplier- A function, which when called, produces the desired log message
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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logLog a message, with one object parameter.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then a corresponding LogRecord is created and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
- param1- parameter to the message
 
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logLog a message, with an array of object arguments.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then a corresponding LogRecord is created and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
- params- array of parameters to the message
 
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logLog a message, with associated Throwable information.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given arguments are stored in a LogRecord which is forwarded to all registered output handlers. Note that the thrown argument is stored in the LogRecord thrown property, rather than the LogRecord parameters property. Thus it is processed specially by output Formatters and is not treated as a formatting parameter to the LogRecord message property. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
- thrown- Throwable associated with log message.
 
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logLog a lazily constructed message, with associated Throwable information.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the message is constructed by invoking the provided supplier function. The message and the given Throwableare then stored in aLogRecordwhich is forwarded to all registered output handlers.Note that the thrown argument is stored in the LogRecord thrown property, rather than the LogRecord parameters property. Thus it is processed specially by output Formatters and is not treated as a formatting parameter to the LogRecord message property. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- thrown- Throwable associated with log message.
- msgSupplier- A function, which when called, produces the desired log message
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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logpLog a message, specifying source class and method, with no arguments.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of method that issued the logging request
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
 
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logppublic void logp(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, Supplier<String> msgSupplier) Log a lazily constructed message, specifying source class and method, with no arguments.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the message is constructed by invoking the provided supplier function and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of method that issued the logging request
- msgSupplier- A function, which when called, produces the desired log message
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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logpLog a message, specifying source class and method, with a single object parameter to the log message.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then a corresponding LogRecord is created and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of method that issued the logging request
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
- param1- Parameter to the log message.
 
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logpLog a message, specifying source class and method, with an array of object arguments.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then a corresponding LogRecord is created and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of method that issued the logging request
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
- params- Array of parameters to the message
 
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logppublic void logp(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String msg, Throwable thrown) Log a message, specifying source class and method, with associated Throwable information.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given arguments are stored in a LogRecord which is forwarded to all registered output handlers. Note that the thrown argument is stored in the LogRecord thrown property, rather than the LogRecord parameters property. Thus it is processed specially by output Formatters and is not treated as a formatting parameter to the LogRecord message property. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of method that issued the logging request
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
- thrown- Throwable associated with log message.
 
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logppublic void logp(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, Throwable thrown, Supplier<String> msgSupplier) Log a lazily constructed message, specifying source class and method, with associated Throwable information.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the message is constructed by invoking the provided supplier function. The message and the given Throwableare then stored in aLogRecordwhich is forwarded to all registered output handlers.Note that the thrown argument is stored in the LogRecord thrown property, rather than the LogRecord parameters property. Thus it is processed specially by output Formatters and is not treated as a formatting parameter to the LogRecord message property. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of method that issued the logging request
- thrown- Throwable associated with log message.
- msgSupplier- A function, which when called, produces the desired log message
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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logrb@Deprecated public void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String bundleName, String msg) Deprecated.Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle name with no arguments.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. The msg string is localized using the named resource bundle. If the resource bundle name is null, or an empty String or invalid then the msg string is not localized. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of method that issued the logging request
- bundleName- name of resource bundle to localize msg, can be null
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
 
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logrb@Deprecated public void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String bundleName, String msg, Object param1) Deprecated.Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle name, with a single object parameter to the log message.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then a corresponding LogRecord is created and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. The msg string is localized using the named resource bundle. If the resource bundle name is null, or an empty String or invalid then the msg string is not localized. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of method that issued the logging request
- bundleName- name of resource bundle to localize msg, can be null
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
- param1- Parameter to the log message.
 
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logrb@Deprecated public void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String bundleName, String msg, Object[] params) Deprecated.Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle name, with an array of object arguments.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then a corresponding LogRecord is created and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. The msg string is localized using the named resource bundle. If the resource bundle name is null, or an empty String or invalid then the msg string is not localized. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of method that issued the logging request
- bundleName- name of resource bundle to localize msg, can be null.
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
- params- Array of parameters to the message
 
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logrbpublic void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, ResourceBundle bundle, String msg, Object... params) Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle, with an optional list of message parameters.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message levelthen a correspondingLogRecordis created and forwarded to all the registered outputHandlerobjects.The msgstring is localized using the given resource bundle. If the resource bundle isnull, then themsgstring is not localized.- Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g.,- SEVERE
- sourceClass- Name of the class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- Name of the method that issued the logging request
- bundle- Resource bundle to localize- msg, can be- null.
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
- params- Parameters to the message (optional, may be none).
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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logrbLog a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle, with an optional list of message parameters.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message levelthen a correspondingLogRecordis created and forwarded to all the registered outputHandlerobjects.The msgstring is localized using the given resource bundle. If the resource bundle isnull, then themsgstring is not localized.- Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g.,- SEVERE
- bundle- Resource bundle to localize- msg; can be- null.
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
- params- Parameters to the message (optional, may be none).
- Since:
- 9
 
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logrb@Deprecated public void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, String bundleName, String msg, Throwable thrown) Deprecated.Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle name, with associated Throwable information.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given arguments are stored in a LogRecord which is forwarded to all registered output handlers. The msg string is localized using the named resource bundle. If the resource bundle name is null, or an empty String or invalid then the msg string is not localized. Note that the thrown argument is stored in the LogRecord thrown property, rather than the LogRecord parameters property. Thus it is processed specially by output Formatters and is not treated as a formatting parameter to the LogRecord message property. - Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g., SEVERE
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of method that issued the logging request
- bundleName- name of resource bundle to localize msg, can be null
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
- thrown- Throwable associated with log message.
 
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logrbpublic void logrb(Level level, String sourceClass, String sourceMethod, ResourceBundle bundle, String msg, Throwable thrown) Log a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle, with associated Throwable information.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message levelthen the given arguments are stored in aLogRecordwhich is forwarded to all registered output handlers.The msgstring is localized using the given resource bundle. If the resource bundle isnull, then themsgstring is not localized.Note that the thrownargument is stored in theLogRecordthrownproperty, rather than theLogRecordparametersproperty. Thus it is processed specially by outputFormatterobjects and is not treated as a formatting parameter to theLogRecordmessageproperty.- Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g.,- SEVERE
- sourceClass- Name of the class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- Name of the method that issued the logging request
- bundle- Resource bundle to localize- msg, can be- null
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
- thrown- Throwable associated with the log message.
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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logrbLog a message, specifying source class, method, and resource bundle, with associated Throwable information.If the logger is currently enabled for the given message levelthen the given arguments are stored in aLogRecordwhich is forwarded to all registered output handlers.The msgstring is localized using the given resource bundle. If the resource bundle isnull, then themsgstring is not localized.Note that the thrownargument is stored in theLogRecordthrownproperty, rather than theLogRecordparametersproperty. Thus it is processed specially by outputFormatterobjects and is not treated as a formatting parameter to theLogRecordmessageproperty.- Parameters:
- level- One of the message level identifiers, e.g.,- SEVERE
- bundle- Resource bundle to localize- msg; can be- null.
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
- thrown- Throwable associated with the log message.
- Since:
- 9
 
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enteringLog a method entry.This is a convenience method that can be used to log entry to a method. A LogRecord with message "ENTRY", log level FINER, and the given sourceMethod and sourceClass is logged. - Parameters:
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of method that is being entered
 
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enteringLog a method entry, with one parameter.This is a convenience method that can be used to log entry to a method. A LogRecord with message "ENTRY {0}", log level FINER, and the given sourceMethod, sourceClass, and parameter is logged. - Parameters:
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of method that is being entered
- param1- parameter to the method being entered
 
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enteringLog a method entry, with an array of parameters.This is a convenience method that can be used to log entry to a method. A LogRecord with message "ENTRY" (followed by a format {N} indicator for each entry in the parameter array), log level FINER, and the given sourceMethod, sourceClass, and parameters is logged. - Parameters:
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of method that is being entered
- params- array of parameters to the method being entered
 
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exitingLog a method return.This is a convenience method that can be used to log returning from a method. A LogRecord with message "RETURN", log level FINER, and the given sourceMethod and sourceClass is logged. - Parameters:
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of the method
 
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exitingLog a method return, with result object.This is a convenience method that can be used to log returning from a method. A LogRecord with message "RETURN {0}", log level FINER, and the gives sourceMethod, sourceClass, and result object is logged. - Parameters:
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of the method
- result- Object that is being returned
 
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throwingLog throwing an exception.This is a convenience method to log that a method is terminating by throwing an exception. The logging is done using the FINER level. If the logger is currently enabled for the given message level then the given arguments are stored in a LogRecord which is forwarded to all registered output handlers. The LogRecord's message is set to "THROW". Note that the thrown argument is stored in the LogRecord thrown property, rather than the LogRecord parameters property. Thus it is processed specially by output Formatters and is not treated as a formatting parameter to the LogRecord message property. - Parameters:
- sourceClass- name of class that issued the logging request
- sourceMethod- name of the method.
- thrown- The Throwable that is being thrown.
 
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severeLog a SEVERE message.If the logger is currently enabled for the SEVERE message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
 
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warningLog a WARNING message.If the logger is currently enabled for the WARNING message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
 
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infoLog an INFO message.If the logger is currently enabled for the INFO message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
 
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configLog a CONFIG message.If the logger is currently enabled for the CONFIG message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
 
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fineLog a FINE message.If the logger is currently enabled for the FINE message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
 
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finerLog a FINER message.If the logger is currently enabled for the FINER message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
 
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finestLog a FINEST message.If the logger is currently enabled for the FINEST message level then the given message is forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msg- The string message (or a key in the message catalog)
 
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severeLog a SEVERE message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.If the logger is currently enabled for the SEVERE message level then the message is constructed by invoking the provided supplier function and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msgSupplier- A function, which when called, produces the desired log message
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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warningLog a WARNING message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.If the logger is currently enabled for the WARNING message level then the message is constructed by invoking the provided supplier function and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msgSupplier- A function, which when called, produces the desired log message
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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infoLog a INFO message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.If the logger is currently enabled for the INFO message level then the message is constructed by invoking the provided supplier function and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msgSupplier- A function, which when called, produces the desired log message
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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configLog a CONFIG message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.If the logger is currently enabled for the CONFIG message level then the message is constructed by invoking the provided supplier function and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msgSupplier- A function, which when called, produces the desired log message
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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fineLog a FINE message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.If the logger is currently enabled for the FINE message level then the message is constructed by invoking the provided supplier function and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msgSupplier- A function, which when called, produces the desired log message
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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finerLog a FINER message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.If the logger is currently enabled for the FINER message level then the message is constructed by invoking the provided supplier function and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msgSupplier- A function, which when called, produces the desired log message
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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finestLog a FINEST message, which is only to be constructed if the logging level is such that the message will actually be logged.If the logger is currently enabled for the FINEST message level then the message is constructed by invoking the provided supplier function and forwarded to all the registered output Handler objects. - Parameters:
- msgSupplier- A function, which when called, produces the desired log message
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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setLevelSet the log level specifying which message levels will be logged by this logger. Message levels lower than this value will be discarded. The level value Level.OFF can be used to turn off logging.If the new level is null, it means that this node should inherit its level from its nearest ancestor with a specific (non-null) level value. - Parameters:
- newLevel- the new value for the log level (may be null)
- Throws:
- SecurityException- if a security manager exists, this logger is not anonymous, and the caller does not have LoggingPermission("control").
 
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getLevelGet the log Level that has been specified for this Logger. The result may be null, which means that this logger's effective level will be inherited from its parent.- Returns:
- this Logger's level
 
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isLoggableCheck if a message of the given level would actually be logged by this logger. This check is based on the Loggers effective level, which may be inherited from its parent.- Parameters:
- level- a message logging level
- Returns:
- true if the given message level is currently being logged.
 
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getNameGet the name for this logger.- Returns:
- logger name. Will be null for anonymous Loggers.
 
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addHandlerAdd a log Handler to receive logging messages.By default, Loggers also send their output to their parent logger. Typically the root Logger is configured with a set of Handlers that essentially act as default handlers for all loggers. - Parameters:
- handler- a logging Handler
- Throws:
- SecurityException- if a security manager exists, this logger is not anonymous, and the caller does not have LoggingPermission("control").
 
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removeHandlerRemove a log Handler.Returns silently if the given Handler is not found or is null - Parameters:
- handler- a logging Handler
- Throws:
- SecurityException- if a security manager exists, this logger is not anonymous, and the caller does not have LoggingPermission("control").
 
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getHandlersGet the Handlers associated with this logger.- Returns:
- an array of all registered Handlers
 
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setUseParentHandlerspublic void setUseParentHandlers(boolean useParentHandlers) Specify whether or not this logger should send its output to its parent Logger. This means that any LogRecords will also be written to the parent's Handlers, and potentially to its parent, recursively up the namespace.- Parameters:
- useParentHandlers- true if output is to be sent to the logger's parent.
- Throws:
- SecurityException- if a security manager exists, this logger is not anonymous, and the caller does not have LoggingPermission("control").
 
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getUseParentHandlerspublic boolean getUseParentHandlers()Discover whether or not this logger is sending its output to its parent logger.- Returns:
- true if output is to be sent to the logger's parent
 
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setResourceBundleSets a resource bundle on this logger. All messages will be logged using the given resource bundle for its specific locale.- Parameters:
- bundle- The resource bundle that this logger shall use.
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if the given bundle is- null.
- IllegalArgumentException- if the given bundle doesn't have a base name, or if this logger already has a resource bundle set but the given bundle has a different base name.
- SecurityException- if a security manager exists, this logger is not anonymous, and the caller does not have LoggingPermission("control").
- Since:
- 1.8
 
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getParentReturn the parent for this Logger.This method returns the nearest extant parent in the namespace. Thus if a Logger is called "a.b.c.d", and a Logger called "a.b" has been created but no logger "a.b.c" exists, then a call of getParent on the Logger "a.b.c.d" will return the Logger "a.b". The result will be null if it is called on the root Logger in the namespace. - Returns:
- nearest existing parent Logger
 
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setParentSet the parent for this Logger. This method is used by the LogManager to update a Logger when the namespace changes.It should not be called from application code. - Parameters:
- parent- the new parent logger
- Throws:
- SecurityException- if a security manager exists and if the caller does not have LoggingPermission("control").
 
 
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