Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Introduction and Roadmap

• Document Scope and Audience
• Guide to This Document
• Related Documentation
• Logging Samples and Tutorials
  • Avitek Medical Records Application (MedRec) and Tutorials
  • Logging Examples in the WebLogic Server Distribution
  • Internationalizing Applications Using Simple Message Catalogs Example
• New and Changed Features in This Release

2 Application Logging and WebLogic Logging Services

• About WebLogic Logging Services
• Integrating Application Logging with WebLogic Logging Services: Main Steps
• Accessing the WebLogic Server Logger

3 Internationalization and Localization for WebLogic Server

• About Internationalization and Localization Standards
• Understanding Internationalization and Localization for WebLogic Server
• Understanding Message Catalogs
• Understanding Java Interfaces for Internationalization
• Main Steps for Creating an Internationalized Message

4 Using Message Catalogs with WebLogic Server

• Overview of Message Catalogs
• Message Catalog Hierarchy
• Guidelines for Naming Message Catalogs
• Using Message Arguments
• Message Catalog Formats
  • Example Log Message Catalog
  • Elements of a Log Message Catalog
    • message_catalog Element
    • log_message Element
    • Child Elements of log_message Element
  • Example Simple Text Catalog
  • Elements of a Simple Text Catalog
    • message_catalog Element
    • message Element
    • messagebody Element
  • Example Locale-Specific Catalog
  • Elements of a Locale-Specific Catalog
    • locale_message_catalog Element
    • log_message Element
    • Other locale_message_catalog Elements

5 Writing Messages to the WebLogic Server Log

• Using the I18N Message Catalog Framework: Main Steps
  • Create Message Catalogs
  • Compile Message Catalogs
  • Use Messages from Compiled Message Catalogs
• Using the NonCatalogLogger APIs
• Using ServletContext
• Configuring Servlet and Resource Adapter Logging
• Writing Messages from a Client Application
• Writing Debug Messages

6 Using the WebLogic Server Message Editor

• About the Message Editor
• Starting the Message Editor
• Working with Catalogs
  • Browsing to an Existing Catalog
  • Creating a New Catalog
• Adding Messages to Catalogs
  • Entering a New Log Message
  • Entering a New Simple Text Message
• Finding Messages
  • Finding a Log Message
  • Finding a Simple Text Message
• Using the Message Viewer
  • Viewing All Messages in a Catalog
  • Viewing All Messages in Several Catalogs
  • Selecting a Message to Edit from the Message Viewer
• Editing an Existing Message
• Retiring and Unretiring Messages

7 Using the WebLogic Server Internationalization Utilities

• WebLogic Server Internationalization Utilities
• WebLogic Server Internationalization and Localization
• weblogic.i18ngen Utility
  • Syntax
  • Options
• weblogic.l10ngen Utility
  • Syntax
  • Options
  • Message Catalog Localization
  • Examples
• weblogic.GetMessage Utility
  • Syntax
  • Options

A Localizer Class Reference for WebLogic Server

• About Localizer Classes
• Localizer Methods
• Localizer Lookup Class

B Loggable Object Reference for WebLogic Server

• About Loggable Objects
• How To Use Loggable Objects

C TextFormatter Class Reference for WebLogic Server

• About TextFormatter Classes
• Example of an Application Using a TextFormatter Class

D Logger Class Reference for WebLogic Server

• About Logger Classes
• Example of a Generated Logger Class