org.apache.log4j.pattern
Class MessagePatternConverter

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

public final class MessagePatternConverter
extends LoggingEventPatternConverter

Return the event's rendered message in a StringBuffer.

Author:

Ceki Gülcü

Method Summary

void	format(LoggingEvent event, StringBuffer toAppendTo) Formats an event into a string buffer.
static MessagePatternConverter	newInstance(String[] options) Obtains an instance of pattern converter.

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

format, handlesThrowable

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 MessagePatternConverter newInstance(String[] options)

Obtains an instance of pattern converter.

Parameters:

options - options, may be null.

Returns:

instance of pattern converter.

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.