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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 {
// Note that the line.separator property can be looked up even by
// applets.
public final static String LINE_SEP = System.getProperty("line.separator");
public final static int LINE_SEP_LEN = LINE_SEP.length();
/**
* 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();
}