moj.util
Class Logger

java.lang.Object
  moj.util.Logger

public class Logger
extends java.lang.Object

Basic logging class with customisable formatting.

Version:

2007-Sept-24

Author:

Martin Hassel

Constructor Summary

Logger(java.lang.String logfile)
Open log file for appending log entries.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	formatEntry(java.lang.String entry) Formats a log entry.
java.lang.String	logEntry(java.lang.String entry) Writes the formatted log entry to the set log file and it.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Logger

public Logger(java.lang.String logfile)

Open log file for appending log entries.

Parameters:

logfile - name of the log file to write entries to

Method Detail

formatEntry

public java.lang.String formatEntry(java.lang.String entry)

Formats a log entry. Can be subclassed in order to customise the log entry format.

Parameters:

entry - log entry to format

Returns:

formatted log entry

logEntry

public java.lang.String logEntry(java.lang.String entry)

Writes the formatted log entry to the set log file and it.

Parameters:

entry - log entry to enter into log file

Returns:

the formatted log entry