Class Logger

public static Logger getLogger(Class clazz)

Shorthand for getLogger(clazz.getName()).

Parameters:

clazz - The name of clazz will be used as the name of the logger to retrieve. See getLogger(String) for more detailed information.

public static Logger getLogger(String name)

Retrieve a logger named according to the value of the name parameter. If the named logger already exists, then the existing instance will be returned. Otherwise, a new instance is created.

By default, loggers do not have a set level but inherit it from their neareast ancestor with a set level. This is one of the central features of log4j.

Parameters:

name - The name of the logger to retrieve.

public static Logger getLogger(String name,
                               LoggerFactory factory)

Like getLogger(String) except that the type of logger instantiated depends on the type returned by the LoggerFactory.makeNewLoggerInstance(String) method of the factory parameter.

This method is intended to be used by sub-classes.

Parameters:

name - The name of the logger to retrieve.

factory - A LoggerFactory implementation that will actually create a new Instance.

Since:

0.8.5

public static Logger getRootLogger()

Return the root logger for the current logger repository.

The Logger.getName() method for the root logger always returns stirng value: "root". However, calling Logger.getLogger("root") does not retrieve the root logger but a logger just under root named "root".

In other words, calling this method is the only way to retrieve the root logger.