org.apache.log4j.spi
Class RootCategory

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.log4j.Category
        |
        +--org.apache.log4j.Logger
              |
              +--org.apache.log4j.spi.RootCategory

All Implemented Interfaces:

AppenderAttachable

Deprecated. Replaced by RootLogger.

public final class RootCategory

extends Logger

Fields inherited from class org.apache.log4j.Category

additive, level, name, parent, repository, resourceBundle

Constructor Summary

RootCategory(Level level)
Deprecated. The root category names itself as "root".

Method Summary

Level	getChainedLevel() Deprecated. Return the assigned level value without walking the category hierarchy.
void	setLevel(Level level) Deprecated. Setting a null value to the level of the root category may have catastrophic results.
void	setPriority(Level level) Deprecated.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.Logger

getLogger, getLogger, getLogger, getRootLogger, isTraceEnabled, trace, trace

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.Category

addAppender, assertLog, callAppenders, debug, debug, error, error, exists, fatal, fatal, forcedLog, getAdditivity, getAllAppenders, getAppender, getChainedPriority, getCurrentCategories, getDefaultHierarchy, getEffectiveLevel, getHierarchy, getInstance, getInstance, getLevel, getLoggerRepository, getName, getParent, getPriority, getResourceBundle, getResourceBundleString, getRoot, info, info, isAttached, isDebugEnabled, isEnabledFor, isInfoEnabled, l7dlog, l7dlog, log, log, log, removeAllAppenders, removeAppender, removeAppender, setAdditivity, setPriority, setResourceBundle, shutdown, warn, warn

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

RootCategory

public RootCategory(Level level)

Deprecated.

The root category names itself as "root". However, the root category cannot be retrieved by name.

Method Detail

getChainedLevel

public final Level getChainedLevel()

Deprecated.

Return the assigned level value without walking the category hierarchy.

setLevel

public final void setLevel(Level level)

Deprecated.

Setting a null value to the level of the root category may have catastrophic results. We prevent this here.

Overrides:

setLevel in class Category

Since:

0.8.3

setPriority

public final void setPriority(Level level)

Deprecated.