org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern

Class MaxLengthConverter

java.lang.Object

org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.AbstractPatternConverter

org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.LogEventPatternConverter

org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.MaxLengthConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

PatternConverter

@Plugin(name="maxLength",
        category="Converter")
public final class MaxLengthConverter
extends LogEventPatternConverter

Max length pattern converter. Limit contained text to a maximum length. On invalid length the default value 100 is used (and an error message is logged). If max length is greater than 20, an abbreviated text will get ellipsis ("...") appended. Example usage (for email subject): "%maxLen{[AppName, ${hostName}, ${web:contextPath}] %p: %c{1} - %m%notEmpty{ =>%ex{short}}}{160}"

Author:

Thies Wellpott

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.AbstractPatternConverter

LOGGER

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.PatternConverter

CATEGORY

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	format(LogEvent event, StringBuilder toAppendTo) Formats an event into a string buffer.
static MaxLengthConverter	newInstance(Configuration config, String[] options) Gets an instance of the class.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.LogEventPatternConverter

format, handlesThrowable, isVariable

Methods inherited from class org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.AbstractPatternConverter

getName, getStyleClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

newInstance

public static MaxLengthConverter newInstance(Configuration config,
                                             String[] options)

Gets an instance of the class.

Parameters:

config - The current Configuration.

options - pattern options, an array of two elements: pattern, max length (defaults to 100 on invalid value).

Returns:

instance of class.

format

public void format(LogEvent event,
                   StringBuilder toAppendTo)

Description copied from class: LogEventPatternConverter

Formats an event into a string buffer.

Specified by:

format in class LogEventPatternConverter

Parameters:

event - event to format, may not be null.

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