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Re: SimpleFormatter Question

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On 3/9/2012 11:57 PM, Novice wrote:
> Novice<novice@example..com>  wrote in news:XnsA011F1BB1A949jpnasty@
> 94.75.214.39:
>
>> Arne Vajhøj<arne@vajhoej.dk>  wrote in
>> news:4f5ab90d$0$289$14726298@news.sunsite.dk:
>>
>>> On 3/9/2012 8:40 PM, Novice wrote:
>>>> I'm experimenting with java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter and I've run
>>>> into a problem.
>>>>
>>>> The API
>>>>
> (http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/logging/SimpleForm
>>>> att er.html) says that you can control the format of a simple log via
>>>> the java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format property; a bunch of
>>>> variables are available as the value of the property. I put this
>>>> value, copied right out of the API, in my logging.properties:
>>>>
>>>> java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format="%4$s: %5$s [%1$tc]%n"
>>>>
>>>> This is supposed to yield a message that looks like this:
>>>>
>>>> WARNING: warning message [Tue Mar 22 13:11:31 PDT 2011]
>>>>
>>>> When I run my program though, the output looks like this:
>>>>
>>>> 9-Mar-2012 6:09:32 PM com.novice.common.LocalizationUtils
>>>> getResources SEVERE: The base name cannot be null.
>>>>
>>>> In other words, the format I've specified is completely ignored.
>>>>
>>>> What's the trick to make the program use the format I've specified?
>>>> I'm confident that the logging.properties file I've specified in my
>>>> VM argument is being used because it is naming my log file correctly.
>>>> I'm having trouble thinking of any other reason why this isn't
>>>> working. Here is my config file with all the comments stripped out.
>>>>
>>>>
> ======================================================================
>>>> == handlers= java.util.logging.FileHandler,
>>>> java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler .level= ALL
>>>> java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern = %h/Foo%u.log
>>>> java.util.logging.FileHandler.limit = 50000
>>>> java.util.logging.FileHandler.count = 1
>>>> java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter =
>>>> java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
>>>> java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format = "%4$s: %5$s [%1$tc]%n"
>>>> java.util.logging.FileHandler.level = ALL
>>>>
>>>> java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = INFO
>>>> java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter =
>>>> java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
>>>>
>>>> com.novice.foo.level = ALL
>>>> java.level = WARNING
>>>> sun.level = WARNING
>>>> javax.level = WARNING
>>>>
> ======================================================================
>>>> ==
>>>>
>>>> I can't see anything in the API that explains this and Google may be
>>>> my friend but it isn't helping me sort this out.
>>>
>>> Are you using Java 7?
>>>
>>> The docs are for Java 7 and that property does not seem to
>>> work for Java 6.
>>>
>> I think you've solved it!
>>
>> I have both Java 6 and 7 in Eclipse but this particular project is
> using
>> Java 6. I've just started using the Java 7 API though. I just assumed
>> that what I was seeing in the Java 7 API had been there for the last
> few
>> versions of Java but I didn't verify that. It seems I've stumbled on a
>> feature new to Java 7....
>>
>> In that case, my problem is easily solved: just point the project to
> the
>> Java 7 compiler.
>>
>> Thanks Arne! I don't think I would have found that problem on my own
> any
>> time soon!
>>
>
> One followup question. When I tried this in my logging.properties:
>
> java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format = "%4$s: %5$s [%1$tc]%n"
>
> The log messages included quotes that weren't found in the result
> predicted by the SimpleFormatter documentation. When I removed the quotes
> from the line I've just quoted, the messages came out the way they were
> supposed to.

AH - I also fixed that before I tried with Java 7.

But as it did not make a difference in itself, then I did
not think it was necessary.

> In other words, it appears that the quotes shown in the Javadoc don't
> belong there. Should I be filing a Bugzilla for that so that Oracle can
> fix the documentation? Or is there a different procedure to follow?
>
> Of course, someone may have already filed a report for this small error;
> I haven't checked yet. And maybe this error is so small and obvious that
> anyone would figure it out as quickly as I did.

If it comes so far then I think a Java developer should become
suspicious about the quotes and try without them.

But the docs should obviously be correct.

Just file a bug and let Oracle look for duplicates.

Arne

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