uk.ac.starlink.topcat

Class LogConfig

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.topcat.LogConfig

public class LogConfig
extends Object

Utility methods for setting logging levels.

Since:

16 Jun 2005

Author:

Mark Taylor (Starlink)

See Also:

java.util.logging

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	CONFIG_PROP Name of system property containing (setConfiguration(java.lang.String)-style) default logging configuration string.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LogConfig()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	initFromProperty() Initializes logging from the value of the CONFIG_PROP property if it is defined.
static void	setConfiguration(String config) Sets the logging level(s) from a short string, the kind of thing you might get from a command-line switch.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CONFIG_PROP

public static String CONFIG_PROP

Name of system property containing (setConfiguration(java.lang.String)-style) default logging configuration string.

See Also:

initFromProperty()

Constructor Detail

LogConfig

public LogConfig()

Method Detail

setConfiguration

public static void setConfiguration(String config)

Sets the logging level(s) from a short string, the kind of thing you might get from a command-line switch.

The format of the string is a comma-separated list of zero or more directives, each of the form

    [<handlername>=]<level>
 

if <handlername> is omitted the root handler is assumed. The <level> can be either one of the Level names (case-insensitive) or an equivalent integer value.

Parameters:

config - configure string

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if config is of the wrong form

initFromProperty

public static void initFromProperty()

Initializes logging from the value of the CONFIG_PROP property if it is defined. If it is not, and if neither of the standard LogManager control properties (java.util.logging.config.class, java.util.logging.config.file) are defined either, then the logging system is initialized so that only messages of java.util.logging properties are not defined either (these standard