Module java.logging

Class Formatter

java.lang.Object
java.util.logging.Formatter
Direct Known Subclasses:
SimpleFormatter, XMLFormatter

public abstract class Formatter extends Object
A Formatter provides support for formatting LogRecords.

Typically each logging Handler will have a Formatter associated with it. The Formatter takes a LogRecord and converts it to a string.

Some formatters (such as the XMLFormatter) need to wrap head and tail strings around a set of formatted records. The getHeader and getTail methods can be used to obtain these strings.

Since:
1.4