Android APIs
public class

ConsoleHandler

extends StreamHandler
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.util.logging.Handler
     ↳ java.util.logging.StreamHandler
       ↳ java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler

Class Overview

A handler that writes log messages to the standard output stream System.err.

This handler reads the following properties from the log manager to initialize itself:

  • java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level specifies the logging level, defaults to Level.INFO if this property is not found or has an invalid value.
  • java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.filter specifies the name of the filter class to be associated with this handler, defaults to null if this property is not found or has an invalid value.
  • java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter specifies the name of the formatter class to be associated with this handler, defaults to java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter if this property is not found or has an invalid value.
  • java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.encoding specifies the encoding this handler will use to encode log messages, defaults to null if this property is not found or has an invalid value.

This class is not thread-safe.

Summary

Public Constructors
ConsoleHandler()
Constructs a ConsoleHandler object.
Public Methods
void close()
Closes this handler.
void publish(LogRecord record)
Logs a record if necessary.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.util.logging.StreamHandler
From class java.util.logging.Handler
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public ConsoleHandler ()

Added in API level 1

Constructs a ConsoleHandler object.

Public Methods

public void close ()

Added in API level 1

Closes this handler. The System.err is flushed but not closed.

public void publish (LogRecord record)

Added in API level 1

Logs a record if necessary. A flush operation will be done.

Parameters
record the log record to be logged.