de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.logging
Class ExceptionFormatter

java.lang.Object
  java.util.logging.Formatter
      de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.logging.ExceptionFormatter

public class ExceptionFormatter
extends Formatter

A formatter to format exception messages.

Author:

Arthur Zimek

Field Summary

private static boolean

DEBUG Holds the class specific debug status.

Constructor Summary

ExceptionFormatter()
Provides an exception formatter for exception messages.

Method Summary

String	format(LogRecord record) Exception messages are formatted dependent from the debug mode as assigned by DEBUG.
String	getStackTrace(LogRecord record)

Methods inherited from class java.util.logging.Formatter

formatMessage, getHead, getTail

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEBUG

private static final boolean DEBUG

Holds the class specific debug status. In this case, the status true is required for complete view of exceptions. If DEBUG is false, only the exception message is printed. Otherwise, the user gets information w.r.t. cause and stacktrace.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ExceptionFormatter

public ExceptionFormatter()

Provides an exception formatter for exception messages.

Method Detail

format

public String format(LogRecord record)

Exception messages are formatted dependent from the debug mode as assigned by DEBUG.

• If debug mode is deactivated (i.e. DEBUG=false) the regular user information will be provided: i.e., the message of the LogEntry only.
• In debug mode, one more detailed information is provided, as the name of the causing exception and the stacktrace.

Specified by:

format in class Formatter

See Also:

Formatter.format(java.util.logging.LogRecord)

getStackTrace

public String getStackTrace(LogRecord record)