Package org.apache.log4j.pattern

Class DatePatternConverter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.log4j.pattern.PatternConverter

org.apache.log4j.pattern.LoggingEventPatternConverter

org.apache.log4j.pattern.DatePatternConverter

public final class DatePatternConverter
extends LoggingEventPatternConverter

Convert and format the event's date in a StringBuffer.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
private static class	DatePatternConverter.DefaultZoneDateFormat	This class wraps a DateFormat and forces the time zone to the default time zone before each format and parse request.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private static java.lang.String	ABSOLUTE_FORMAT	ABSOLUTE string literal.
private static java.lang.String	ABSOLUTE_TIME_PATTERN	SimpleTimePattern for ABSOLUTE.
private static java.lang.String	DATE_AND_TIME_FORMAT	DATE string literal.
private static java.lang.String	DATE_AND_TIME_PATTERN	SimpleTimePattern for DATE.
private CachedDateFormat	df	Date format.
private static java.lang.String	ISO8601_FORMAT	ISO8601 string literal.
private static java.lang.String	ISO8601_PATTERN	SimpleTimePattern for ISO8601.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
private	DatePatternConverter(java.lang.String[] options)	Private constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	format(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.StringBuffer output)	Formats an object into a string buffer.
void	format(java.util.Date date, java.lang.StringBuffer toAppendTo)	Append formatted date to string buffer.
void	format(LoggingEvent event, java.lang.StringBuffer output)	Formats an event into a string buffer.
static DatePatternConverter	newInstance(java.lang.String[] options)	Obtains an instance of pattern converter.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.pattern.LoggingEventPatternConverter

handlesThrowable

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.pattern.PatternConverter

getName, getStyleClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ABSOLUTE_FORMAT

private static final java.lang.String ABSOLUTE_FORMAT

ABSOLUTE string literal.

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Constant Field Values

ABSOLUTE_TIME_PATTERN

private static final java.lang.String ABSOLUTE_TIME_PATTERN

SimpleTimePattern for ABSOLUTE.

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Constant Field Values

DATE_AND_TIME_FORMAT

private static final java.lang.String DATE_AND_TIME_FORMAT

DATE string literal.

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Constant Field Values

DATE_AND_TIME_PATTERN

private static final java.lang.String DATE_AND_TIME_PATTERN

SimpleTimePattern for DATE.

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Constant Field Values

ISO8601_FORMAT

private static final java.lang.String ISO8601_FORMAT

ISO8601 string literal.

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Constant Field Values

ISO8601_PATTERN

private static final java.lang.String ISO8601_PATTERN

SimpleTimePattern for ISO8601.

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Constant Field Values

df

private final CachedDateFormat df

Date format.

Constructor Detail

DatePatternConverter

private DatePatternConverter(java.lang.String[] options)

Private constructor.

Parameters:

options - options, may be null.

Method Detail

newInstance

public static DatePatternConverter newInstance(java.lang.String[] options)

Obtains an instance of pattern converter.

Parameters:

options - options, may be null.

Returns:

instance of pattern converter.

format

public void format(LoggingEvent event,
                   java.lang.StringBuffer output)

Formats an event into a string buffer.

Specified by:

format in class LoggingEventPatternConverter

Parameters:

event - event to format, may not be null.

output - string buffer to which the formatted event will be appended. May not be null.

format

public void format(java.lang.Object obj,
                   java.lang.StringBuffer output)

Formats an object into a string buffer.

Overrides:

format in class LoggingEventPatternConverter

Parameters:

obj - event to format, may not be null.

output - string buffer to which the formatted event will be appended. May not be null.

format

public void format(java.util.Date date,
                   java.lang.StringBuffer toAppendTo)

Append formatted date to string buffer.

Parameters:

date - date

toAppendTo - buffer to which formatted date is appended.