Constructor
Interface for all logging layout instances
Return the mask used to identify this Appender.
Return the name of this Appender.
Append a message to the output.
Return the current Level setting
Return the current Level setting
Static method to return a mask for identifying the Appender.
Set the current layout to be that of the argument, or the generic layout where the argument is null
Return the current Layout
Attach another appender to this one
Return the next appender in the list
Close this appender. This would be used for file, sockets, and the like
Appender class.
Important properties: - always flushes after logging - warnings/errors/fatals go to stderr - info/traces/debug goes to stdout
Exact log level to be treated as first "stderr" level can be configured via constructor.