org.apache.xml.security.utils
Class NullAppender

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton
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        +--org.apache.xml.security.utils.NullAppender

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.apache.log4j.Appender, org.apache.log4j.spi.OptionHandler

public class NullAppender

extends org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

An appender for log4j which discards ALL events into the dumpster. Since many people asked how to get rid of the log.txt, this module is needed.
This code is taken from org.apache.log4j.performance.NullAppender and has been modified that requiresLayout() returns false...

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

closed, errorHandler, headFilter, layout, name, tailFilter, threshold

Constructor Summary

NullAppender()
Constructor NullAppender

NullAppender(org.apache.log4j.Layout layout)
Constructor NullAppender

Method Summary

void	append(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event) Method append
void	close() Method close
void	doAppend(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event) Method doAppend
boolean	requiresLayout() Method requiresLayout

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

activateOptions, addFilter, clearFilters, finalize, getErrorHandler, getFilter, getFirstFilter, getLayout, getName, getThreshold, isAsSevereAsThreshold, setErrorHandler, setLayout, setName, setThreshold

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NullAppender

public NullAppender()

Constructor NullAppender

NullAppender

public NullAppender(org.apache.log4j.Layout layout)

Constructor NullAppender

Parameters:

layout -

Method Detail

close

public void close()

Method close

Specified by:

close in interface org.apache.log4j.Appender

Specified by:

close in class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

doAppend

public void doAppend(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event)

Method doAppend

Specified by:

doAppend in interface org.apache.log4j.Appender

Overrides:

doAppend in class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

Parameters:

event -

append

public void append(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event)

Method append

Specified by:

append in class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton

Parameters:

event -

requiresLayout

public boolean requiresLayout()

Method requiresLayout

Specified by:

requiresLayout in interface org.apache.log4j.Appender

Specified by:

requiresLayout in class org.apache.log4j.AppenderSkeleton