Log4J 1.2.7

[ve...@belgacom.be]

Hi,

I would like to understand why since Log4J 1.2.7 "you" discourage people to subclass the Logger class?
What about the following document http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/docs/deepExtension.html which explain how to systematically extend log4J?

What should I do if I want to log more "levels" than the one provided by Log4J?

Cheers,
Veton.

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Re: Log4J 1.2.7

[Ceki Gülcü <ce...@qos.ch>]

At 13:03 16.10.2002 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I would like to understand why since Log4J 1.2.7 "you" discourage people 
>to subclass the Logger class?
>What about the following document 
>http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/docs/deepExtension.html which explain how 
>to systematically extend log4J?


The deepExtension.html link has been removed.

When you subclass Logger and add new methods you assume that you have
control over the type of Logger that will be returned by
Logger.getLogger(). In reality, you do not. Actually, there is a high
risk of getting a ClassCastException at runtime with devastating
results.

If you want to add a new level, then you should wrap the Logger class
not subclass it.

>What should I do if I want to log more "levels" than the one provided by 
>Log4J?
>
>Cheers,
>Veton.


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