I've been using Log4j for a while now, and I'm looking in to going from
the properties file format to the XML format. However, I can't figure
out how to define defaults for my variables within my XML files.
example:
<appender name="LOGFILE"
class="org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender">
<param name="DatePattern" value=".yyyy-MM-dd"/>
<param name="File" value="${log.dir}/log4j.log"/>
<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="${pattern}"/>
</layout>
</appender>
How can I pre define my log.dir variable so that it will not send the
log4j.log file to the root directory if I do not pass in a -D parameter?
Likewise, I would really like to be able to define conversion patterns
and use them multiple times instead of having to duplicate that pattern.
With the properties file, I would simply have:
log.dir=/tmp
pattern=%m%n
at the start of my config file. I have yet to see such a facility with
the XML file.
Thanks for any help.
josh
--
josh kleinpeter | sr software engineer
web infrastructure | earthlink.net
Superior intelligence and senseless cruelty just do not go together.
-- Dr. Who
--
To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
