> From: Alexander Spitzer [mailto:[email protected]] > Subject: How can I write a custom appender to supports Throwable as a second > parameter? > > Is it possible to write a custom appender that can take an exception > as a second parameter? > > I wrote a custom appender per the instructions on the log4j site which > extends AppenderSkeleton. > > Later, I found out that some of the developers use logger.xxx(String, > Throwable) instead of just the vanilla logger.xxx(String) call. > Looking through AppenderSkeleton, it does not appear to have an > overridable method for "Throwable" as the second parameter, and so my > method for: > > protected void append(LoggingEvent event, Throwable exin) > > just gets ignored.
Alex, You're confusing Appender methods with Logger methods! Regards, Michael Erskine. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
