org.apache.avalon.excalibur.logger.decorator
Class OverrideDefaultDecorator

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.avalon.excalibur.logger.decorator.LoggerManagerDecorator
      org.apache.avalon.excalibur.logger.decorator.OverrideDefaultDecorator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Configurable, Contextualizable, Disposable, LogEnabled, LoggerManager, Startable

public class OverrideDefaultDecorator

extends LoggerManagerDecorator

Overrides the value passed from getDefaultLogger().

Since:

4.0

Version:

CVS $Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2004/03/10 13:54:50 $

Author:

Avalon Development Team

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.avalon.excalibur.logger.decorator.LoggerManagerDecorator

m_loggerManager

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.avalon.excalibur.logger.LoggerManager

ROLE

Constructor Summary

OverrideDefaultDecorator(LoggerManager loggerManager, Logger defaultLogger)
Creates an OverrideDecorator instance.

Method Summary

Logger	getDefaultLogger() Return the default Logger.
Logger	getLoggerForCategory(java.lang.String categoryName) Return the Logger for the specified category.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.avalon.excalibur.logger.decorator.LoggerManagerDecorator

configure, contextualize, dispose, enableLogging, start, stop

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

OverrideDefaultDecorator

public OverrideDefaultDecorator(LoggerManager loggerManager,
                                Logger defaultLogger)

Creates an OverrideDecorator instance.

Parameters:

defaultLogger - OverrideDecorator is unique in that it won't tolerate a null extra argument: if this argument is null a NullPointerException will be thrown. This ensures that no logging surprises will occur.

Method Detail

getLoggerForCategory

public Logger getLoggerForCategory(java.lang.String categoryName)

Return the Logger for the specified category.

Specified by:

getLoggerForCategory in interface LoggerManager

Overrides:

getLoggerForCategory in class LoggerManagerDecorator

getDefaultLogger

public Logger getDefaultLogger()

Return the default Logger. This is basically the same as getting the Logger for the "" category.

Specified by:

getDefaultLogger in interface LoggerManager

Overrides:

getDefaultLogger in class LoggerManagerDecorator