minwin-gcc-5-2/libjava/classpath/java/util/logging/ConsoleHandler.java

/* ConsoleHandler.java -- a class for publishing log messages to System.err
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package java.util.logging;

/**
 * A <code>ConsoleHandler</code> publishes log records to
 * <code>System.err</code>.
 *
 * <p><strong>Configuration:</strong> Values of the subsequent
 * <code>LogManager</code> properties are taken into consideration
 * when a <code>ConsoleHandler</code> is initialized.
 * If a property is not defined, or if it has an invalid
 * value, a default is taken without an exception being thrown.
 *
 * <ul>
 *
 * <li><code>java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level</code> - specifies
 *     the initial severity level threshold. Default value:
 *     <code>Level.INFO</code>.</li>
 *
 * <li><code>java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.filter</code> - specifies
 *     the name of a Filter class. Default value: No Filter.</li>
 *
 * <li><code>java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter</code> - specifies
 *     the name of a Formatter class. Default value:
 *     <code>java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter</code>.</li>
 *
 * <li><code>java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.encoding</code> - specifies
 *     the name of the character encoding. Default value:
 *     the default platform encoding.</li>
 *
 * </ul>
 *
 * @author Sascha Brawer (brawer@acm.org)
 */
public class ConsoleHandler
  extends StreamHandler
{
  /**
   * Constructs a <code>StreamHandler</code> that publishes
   * log records to <code>System.err</code>.  The initial
   * configuration is determined by the <code>LogManager</code>
   * properties described above.
   */
  public ConsoleHandler()
  {
    super(System.err, "java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler", Level.INFO,
         /* formatter */ null, SimpleFormatter.class);
  }


  /**
   * Forces any data that may have been buffered to the underlying
   * output device, but does <i>not</i> close <code>System.err</code>.
   *
   * <p>In case of an I/O failure, the <code>ErrorManager</code>
   * of this <code>ConsoleHandler</code> will be informed, but the caller
   * of this method will not receive an exception.
   */
  public void close()
  {
    flush();
  }


  /**
   * Publishes a <code>LogRecord</code> to the console, provided the
   * record passes all tests for being loggable.
   *
   * <p>Most applications do not need to call this method directly.
   * Instead, they will use use a <code>Logger</code>, which will
   * create LogRecords and distribute them to registered handlers.
   *
   * <p>In case of an I/O failure, the <code>ErrorManager</code>
   * of this <code>SocketHandler</code> will be informed, but the caller
   * of this method will not receive an exception.
   *
   * <p>The GNU implementation of <code>ConsoleHandler.publish</code>
   * calls flush() for every request to publish a record, so
   * they appear immediately on the console.
   *
   * @param record the log event to be published.
   */
  public void publish(LogRecord record)
  {
    super.publish(record);
    flush();
  }
}