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Problems with DOMConfigurator.configureAndWatch

           Summary: Problems with DOMConfigurator.configureAndWatch
           Product: Log4j
           Version: 1.2
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows NT/2K
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Minor
          Priority: Other
         Component: Configurator
        AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
        ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


I have noticed a problem using the configureAndWatch option of the 
DOMConfigurator. I suspect the same problem to apply to the 
PropertyConfigurator as well.

First I run a test program logging with this initial config file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
<log4j:configuration threshold="null">
    <appender name="console" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
        <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
            <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%-25d{yyyy-MM-dd  
HH:mm:ss.SSS}  %-5p  %F:%L  %m%n"/>
        </layout>
    </appender>
    <root>
        <priority value="debug"/>
        <appender-ref ref="console"/>                         
    </root>
</log4j:configuration>

This works fine, all the logging statements

        _logClass.info("info");
        _logClass.debug("debug");
        _logClass.warn("warn");
        _logClass.error("error");
        _logClass.fatal("fatal");

are displayed in the console.

Then I change the file to use threshold=”warn” in the log4j:configuration 
element. The change applies immediately. However, if I change the file back to 
threshold=”null” (and save it, of course), the change is not adopted. If I 
restart the program it starts logging all the levels again.

In version 1.1.4 of Log4j the DOMConfigurator inherited a resetConfiguration 
method from its superclass BasicConfigurator, which solved the problem (calling 
resetConfiguration() before doConfigure()). I think the configurations need to 
be reset before they are reconfigured to ensure a consistent behaviour.



Best regards
 
Rune Toalango Johannesen

Digital Rum Limited
264A Belsize Road
London NW6 4BT
Telephone: +44 20 76 04 20 19 (direct)
Fax: +44 20 76 04 20 01

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