Filter

  • The Filter interface provides granular control over logging, going beyond log levels.

  • Loggers and Handlers can utilize Filter to determine if a LogRecord should be published using the isLoggable method.

  • isLoggable method in Filter interface checks and returns true if the given LogRecord should be published.
public interface Filter

A Filter can be used to provide fine grain control over what is logged, beyond the control provided by log levels.

Each Logger and each Handler can have a filter associated with it. The Logger or Handler will call the isLoggable method to check if a given LogRecord should be published. If isLoggable returns false, the LogRecord will be discarded.

Public Method Summary

abstract boolean
isLoggable(LogRecord record)
Check if a given log record should be published.

Public Methods

public abstract boolean isLoggable (LogRecord record)

Check if a given log record should be published.

Parameters
record a LogRecord
Returns
  • true if the log record should be published.