There is a better one.
log(Level level, String msg, Throwable thrown)
----- Original Message -----
From: "(Cedric) Qin ZHANG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 7:39 pm
Subject: Re: [HACKYSTAT-DEV-L] New StackTrace logging support
> Good suggestion to log stack trace. But I have a different approach:
>
> But what about:
> java.util.logging.Logger.throwing(String sourceClass, String
> sourceMethod, Throwable thrown).
>
> I have never used this method, but I guess this might be what we need.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cedric
>
>
>
> Aaron Kagawa wrote:
> > Hey Guys,
> >
> > In trying to figure out the error in DailyProjectUnitTest, I
> thought it
> > would be a good idea to log the stack trace. We've talked about this
> > issue a couple of weeks ago in a code review. The problem is
> that we all
> > like to use Throwable.printStackTrace because it provides detailed
> > information about the exception. However, the printStackTrace prints
> > only to console and not to the log. To log the stack trace we
> would have
> > to use the Throwable.getStackTrace, but that is a little hard to
> deal with.
> >
> > I've came up with this simple solution. Does this implementation
> satisfy> other developers' needs?
> >
> > /**
> > * Converts the Throwable.getStackTrace to a String
> representation for
> > logging. This method
> > * tries create a String that imitates the
> > Throwable.printStackTrace as much as possible.
> > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] throwable The Throwable exception.
> > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] stackTrace An array of stack trace elements.
> > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] A String containing the StackTrace.
> > */
> > *public* String convertStackTraceToString(Throwable throwable,
> > StackTraceElement[] stackTrace) {
> > StringBuffer stackTraceStringBuffer = *new* StringBuffer();
> > stackTraceStringBuffer.append(throwable);
> > *for* (*int* i = 0; i < stackTrace.length; i++) {
> > StackTraceElement element = stackTrace[i];
> > stackTraceStringBuffer.append( "\n at " + element.toString());
> > }
> > *return* stackTraceStringBuffer.toString();
> > }
> >
> > Clients should do something like:
> >
> > String stackTrace =
> serverProperties.convertStackTraceToString(e,> e.getStackTrace());
> > logger.info(stackTrace);
> >
> > thanks, aaron
>
