Top Description Constructors Methods
org.apache.log.output.io

public Class SafeFileTarget

extends FileTarget
Class Inheritance
Imports
java.io.File, .FileOutputStream, .IOException, org.apache.log.LogEvent, org.apache.log.format.Formatter
A target that will open and close a file for each logevent. This is slow but a more reliable form of logging on some filesystems/OSes. It should only be used when there is a small number of log events.
Author
Peter Donald

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
public
SafeFileTarget(final File
the file to write to
file, final boolean
true if file is to be appended to, false otherwise
append, final Formatter
the Formatter
formatter)

Construct file target to write to a file with a formatter.

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public synchronized void
processEvent(final LogEvent
the log event
event)

Overrides org.apache.log.output.AbstractTarget.processEvent.

Implements org.apache.log.LogTarget.processEvent.

Process a log event, via formatting and outputting it.
Inherited from org.apache.log.output.io.FileTarget:
getFileopenFilesetFile

Constructor Detail

SafeFileTargetback to summary
public SafeFileTarget(final File file, final boolean append, final Formatter formatter) throws IOException

Construct file target to write to a file with a formatter.

Parameters
file:File

the file to write to

append:boolean

true if file is to be appended to, false otherwise

formatter:Formatter

the Formatter

Exceptions
IOException:
if an error occurs

Method Detail

processEventback to summary
public synchronized void processEvent(final LogEvent event)

Overrides org.apache.log.output.AbstractTarget.processEvent.

Implements org.apache.log.LogTarget.processEvent.

Process a log event, via formatting and outputting it.

Parameters
event:LogEvent

the log event