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Re: Question about loggers

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On 3/7/2012 4:52 PM, Novice wrote:
> I'm working my way through Stephen Stelting's book Robust Java and have
> some questions about the use of the Logging API (java.util.logging) in
> Chapter 5.
>
> My impression from the "Aspect Questions" thread was that the "best
> practices" approach to logging was to use named loggers, where, in essence,
> each method that needs to write to the log creates a named logger via
>
> Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(getClass().getName());
>
> and then writes to the log.
>
> Did I get that right? Stelting mentions anonymous loggers and the global
> logger starting on page 71.I see from the API (and by actually trying it in
> the sample program below) that the global logger is no longer a recommended
> technique but are there any common circumstances where a professional
> program would use anonymous loggers? Or are they more a case of something
> that might be used in a "sandbox" type program to try something out?

I can not see why saving to type something that give the class name
should be smart even for small things.

> Also, Stelting mentions that you can use the LogManager to "cache Logger
> objects for repeat use". What circumstances would justify using LogManager?
> I was under the impression that simply doing Logger.getLogger() was
> perfectly adequate for a professional quality program. Why would LogManager
> be any better than simply making the logger a class variable?

Loggers are cached by default.

I have only used LogManager when I wanted to work
with the config.

Arne

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Question about loggers Novice <novice@example..com> - 2012-03-07 21:52 +0000
  Re: Question about loggers Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-07 17:16 -0500
    Re: Question about loggers Novice <novice@example..com> - 2012-03-07 23:57 +0000
      Re: Question about loggers Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-07 19:24 -0500
        Re: Question about loggers Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-03-08 07:22 -0800
          Re: Question about loggers Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-08 10:27 -0500
            Re: Question about loggers Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-03-08 11:58 -0800
              Re: Question about loggers Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-08 15:49 -0500
          Re: Question about loggers Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-03-08 08:15 -0800
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              Re: Question about loggers Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-08 13:50 -0500
              Re: Question about loggers Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-03-09 07:11 -0800
                Re: Question about loggers Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-03-09 07:45 -0800
                Re: Question about loggers markspace <-@.> - 2012-03-09 07:54 -0800
                Re: Question about loggers Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-09 11:03 -0500
                Re: Question about loggers markspace <-@.> - 2012-03-09 09:10 -0800
                Re: Question about loggers Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-09 12:27 -0500
                Re: Question about loggers Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-03-09 10:56 -0800
                Re: Question about loggers Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-03-09 20:29 +0100
                Re: Question about loggers Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-09 11:04 -0500
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                Re: Question about loggers Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-09 12:22 -0500
                Re: Question about loggers Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-03-09 10:58 -0800
  Re: Question about loggers markspace <-@.> - 2012-03-07 15:21 -0800
    Re: Question about loggers Novice <novice@example..com> - 2012-03-08 00:01 +0000
    Re: Question about loggers Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-07 19:21 -0500
      Re: Question about loggers Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-03-08 06:18 -0400

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