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Log4j: how to Disable info and debug levels logs through configuration file

Hi guys,

i have this XML config file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">

<log4j:configuration>

<appender name="console" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{dd-MM-yy HH:mm:ss.SSS}-%p-%C-%t- %m%n"/>
</layout>
</appender>

<appender name="AccountActivation" class="org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender">
<param name="File" value="log/AdapterService.log"/>
<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">


<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d %-5r %-5p [%C{1}] {%t} %m%n"/>
</layout>
</appender>

<category name="org.exolab.castor.jdo">
<priority value="warn" />
</category>

<category name="org.exolab.castor.persist">
<priority value="warn" />
</category>

<root>
<priority value="debug" />
<appender-ref ref="AccountActivation"/>
</root>

</log4j:configuration>

using this file, how can i disable the INFO and DEBUG to appear in logs,

and not allow any of them to be viewed

where i do not want to change the orginal code

best regads,
isaihat

Ajay-Singh

> <priority value="debug" />
make it

<priority value="error" />

isaihat

ASKER

what about the info?

isaihat

ASKER

i want to disable the debug logs (all)
i do not want to view them

Ajay-Singh

that would be good idea

isaihat

ASKER

i ll check

isaihat

ASKER

it does not work, can you give me properties file,

but, i hope it if it was xml

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isaihat

ASKER

This log config file it is already used,

because if it is not used the console will give a warning

isaihat

ASKER

i set the configurarion, but does not work with it,

the easyest way is to setLevel from configuration file, how can i do that?

isaihat

ASKER

Please look to another example which is easier:
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">

<log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/">

<appender name="myAppender"
class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender">
<layout class="org.apache.log4j.SimpleLayout"/>
</appender>

<root>
<priority value="info" />
<appender-ref ref="myAppender"/>
</root>
</log4j:configuration>

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i used: PropertyConfigurator.configure("config-properties.xml");
with this code:
import org.apache.log4j.*;
import org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator;

public class MyClass {

      /* get a static logger instance with name com.foo.sampleapp.MyClass */
      static Logger myLogger = Logger.getLogger(MyClass.class.getName( ));
      Appender myAppender;
      SimpleLayout myLayout;


      /* Constructor */
      public MyClass(){

            /* Set logger priority level programmatically. Though this is
              better done externally */
            //myLogger.setLevel(Level.INFO);

            /* Instantiate a layout and an appender, assign layout to
              appender programmatically */
            myLayout = new SimpleLayout();
            myAppender = new ConsoleAppender(myLayout); // Appender is
              // Interface

            /* Assign appender to the logger programmatically */
            myLogger.addAppender(myAppender);


            PropertyConfigurator.configure("config-properties.xml");
      } //end constructor

      public void do_something( int a, float b){
             Object x = null;
            /* This log request enabled and log statement logged, since
              INFO = INFO */
            myLogger.info("The values of parameters passed to method do_something are: " + a +","+ b);

            /* this log request is not enabled, since DEBUG < INFO*/
              myLogger.debug("Operation performed successfully");

            if (x == null){
                  /* this log request is enabled and log statement logged, since
                   ERROR > INFO*/
                  myLogger.error("Value of X is null");

            }
      } //end do_something()

      public static void main(String [] args){
            MyClass my = new MyClass();
            my.do_something(3, 6F);
      }

} // end class MyClass

but still the output include the debug as:
-----------------------------
INFO - The values of parameters passed to method do_something are: 3,6.0
DEBUG - Operation performed successfully
ERROR - Value of X is null
Press any key to continue...
------------------------------

isaihat

ASKER

it should be like:
import org.apache.log4j.xml.DOMConfigurator;
.

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.
.
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DOMConfigurator.configure("config-properties.xml");

then it will work