org.apache.log

Interface Formatter

All Superinterfaces:
Formatter
Known Implementing Classes:
AvalonFormatter, ExtendedPatternFormatter, PatternFormatter, RawFormatter, SyslogFormatter, XMLFormatter

public interface Formatter
extends Formatter

This defines the interface for components that wish to serialize LogEvents into Strings.
Author:
Peter Donald

Method Summary

String
format(LogEvent event)
Serialize log event into string.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.log.format.Formatter

format

Method Details

format

public String format(LogEvent event)
Serialize log event into string.
Specified by:
format in interface Formatter
Parameters:
event - the event
Returns:
the formatted string