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package org.apache.log4j;
import org.apache.log4j.spi.OptionHandler;
import org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent;
/**
Extend this abstract class to create your own log layout format.
@author Ceki Gülcü
*/
public abstract class Layout implements OptionHandler {
/**
Implement this method to create your own layout format.
*/
abstract
public
String format(LoggingEvent event);
/**
Returns the content type output by this layout. The base class
returns "text/plain".
*/
public
String getContentType() {
return "text/plain";
}
/**
Returns the header for the layout format. The base class returns
null. */
public
String getHeader() {
return null;
}
/**
Returns the footer for the layout format. The base class returns
null. */
public
String getFooter() {
return null;
}
/**
If the layout handles the throwable object contained within
{@link LoggingEvent}, then the layout should return
false. Otherwise, if the layout ignores throwable
object, then the layout should return true.
If ignoresThrowable is true, the appender is responsible for
rendering the throwable.
The {@link SimpleLayout}, {@link TTCCLayout}, {@link
PatternLayout} all return true. The {@link
org.apache.log4j.xml.XMLLayout} returns false.
@since 0.8.4 */
abstract
public
boolean ignoresThrowable();
}