org.apache.log4j.rule
Class ColorRule

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.log4j.rule.AbstractRule
      org.apache.log4j.rule.ColorRule

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Rule

public class ColorRule
extends AbstractRule
implements java.io.Serializable

A Rule class which also holds a color.

Author:

Scott Deboy (sdeboy@apache.org)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ColorRule(java.lang.String expression, Rule rule, java.awt.Color backgroundColor, java.awt.Color foregroundColor)
Create new instance.

Method Summary

boolean	evaluate(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event) Returns true if this implementation of the rule accepts the LoggingEvent, or false if not.
java.awt.Color	getBackgroundColor() Get background color.
java.lang.String	getExpression() Get expression.
java.awt.Color	getForegroundColor() Get foreground color.
Rule	getRule() Get rule.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.rule.AbstractRule

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, removePropertyChangeListener

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ColorRule

public ColorRule(java.lang.String expression,
                 Rule rule,
                 java.awt.Color backgroundColor,
                 java.awt.Color foregroundColor)

Create new instance.

Parameters:

expression - expression.

rule - rule.

backgroundColor - background color.

foregroundColor - foreground color.

Method Detail

getRule

public Rule getRule()

Get rule.

Returns:

underlying rule.

getForegroundColor

public java.awt.Color getForegroundColor()

Get foreground color.

Returns:

foreground color.

getBackgroundColor

public java.awt.Color getBackgroundColor()

Get background color.

Returns:

background color.

getExpression

public java.lang.String getExpression()

Get expression.

Returns:

expression.

evaluate

public boolean evaluate(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event)

Returns true if this implementation of the rule accepts the LoggingEvent, or false if not.

What True/False means can be client-specific.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Rule

Parameters:

event - LoggingEvent this instance will evaluate

Returns:

true if this Rule instance accepts the event, otherwise false.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object