Class LogConfig

java.lang.Object
uk.ac.starlink.topcat.LogConfig
public class LogConfig extends Object
Utility methods for setting logging levels.
Since:
16 Jun 2005
Author:
Mark Taylor (Starlink)
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  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • LogConfig

      public LogConfig()

  • Method Details

    • setConfiguration

      public static void setConfiguration(String config)
      Sets the logging level(s) from a short string, the kind of thing you might get from a command-line switch.

      The format of the string is a comma-separated list of zero or more directives, each of the form 

         [<handlername>=]<level>
      if <handlername> is omitted the root handler is assumed. The <level> can be either one of the Level names (case-insensitive) or an equivalent integer value.
      Parameters:
      config - configure string
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if config is of the wrong form

    • initFromProperty

      public static void initFromProperty()
      Initializes logging from the value of the CONFIG_PROP property if it is defined. If it is not, and if neither of the standard LogManager control properties (java.util.logging.config.class, java.util.logging.config.file) are defined either, then the logging system is initialized so that only messages of java.util.logging properties are not defined either (these standard