Datasheet

Method Description

void setThreadID (int threadID) Sets the identifier of the thread where the log mes-

sage is originating.

void setThrown (Throwable thrown) Sets a Throwable to associate with the log message.

Can be null.

Resource Bundle Methods

The following methods allow you to retrieve and configure a resource bundle for use with the log mes-

sage. Resource bundles are used for localizing log messages.

Method Description

ResourceBundle getResourceBundle() Returns the ResourceBundle associated with the

logger that is used to localize log messages. Might be

null if there is no associated

ResourceBundle.

String getResourceBundleName() Returns the name of the resource bundle used to

localize log messages. Returns null if log messages

are not localizable (no resource bundle defined).

void setResourceBundle Sets a resource bundle to use to localize log

(ResourceBundle bundle) messages.

void setResourceBundleName(String Sets the name of a resource bundle to use to localize

name) log messages.

Setting Information about the Message

The following methods configure the log message itself. Some of the information you can configure

related to the log message are its level, the contents of the message, and the time the message was sent.

Method Description

void setLevel(Level level) Sets the level of the logging message.

void setLoggerName(String name) Sets the name of the logger issuing this message. Can

be null.

void setMessage(String message) Sets the contents of the message before formatting/

localization.

void setMillis(long millis) Sets the time of the log message, in milliseconds,

since 1970.

void setParameters(Object[] Sets parameters for the log message.

parameters)

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