## org.apache.log4j.spi
Class LoggingEvent

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.io.Serializable

    public class LoggingEvent

extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

The internal representation of logging events. When an affirmative decision is made to log then a `LoggingEvent` instance is created. This instance is passed around to the different log4j components.

This class is of concern to those wishing to extend log4j.

Since:
  0.8.2
Author:
  Ceki Gülcü, James P. Cakalic
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary
`java.lang.String` `categoryName` Deprecated. This field will be marked as private in future releases. Please do not access it directly. Use the `getLoggerName()` method instead.
`java.lang.String` `fqnOfCategoryClass` Fully qualified name of the calling category class.
`Priority` `level` Deprecated. This field will be marked as private in future releases. Please do not access it directly. Use the `getLevel()` method instead.
`long` `timeStamp` The number of milliseconds elapsed from 1/1/1970 until logging event was created.

Constructor Summary
`LoggingEvent(java.lang.String fqnOfCategoryClass, Category logger, long timeStamp, Level level, java.lang.Object message, java.lang.String threadName, ThrowableInformation throwable, java.lang.String ndc, LocationInfo info, java.util.Map properties)` Create new instance.
`LoggingEvent(java.lang.String fqnOfCategoryClass, Category logger, long timeStamp, Priority level, java.lang.Object message, java.lang.Throwable throwable)` Instantiate a LoggingEvent from the supplied parameters.
`LoggingEvent(java.lang.String fqnOfCategoryClass, Category logger, Priority level, java.lang.Object message, java.lang.Throwable throwable)` Instantiate a LoggingEvent from the supplied parameters.

Method Summary
`java.lang.String` `getFQNOfLoggerClass()` Get the fully qualified name of the calling logger sub-class/wrapper.
`Level` `getLevel()` Return the level of this event.
`LocationInfo` `getLocationInformation()` Set the location information for this logging event.
`Category` `getLogger()` Gets the logger of the event.
`java.lang.String` `getLoggerName()` Return the name of the logger.
`java.lang.Object` `getMDC(java.lang.String key)` Returns the the context corresponding to the `key` parameter.
`void` `getMDCCopy()` Obtain a copy of this thread's MDC prior to serialization or asynchronous logging.
`java.lang.Object` `getMessage()` Return the message for this logging event.
`java.lang.String` `getNDC()` This method returns the NDC for this event.
`java.util.Map` `getProperties()` Returns the set of properties for the event.
`java.lang.String` `getProperty(java.lang.String key)` Return a property for this event.
`java.util.Set` `getPropertyKeySet()` Returns the set of the key values in the properties for the event.
`java.lang.String` `getRenderedMessage()`
`static long` `getStartTime()` Returns the time when the application started, in milliseconds elapsed since 01.01.1970.
`java.lang.String` `getThreadName()`
`ThrowableInformation` `getThrowableInformation()` Returns the throwable information contained within this event.
`java.lang.String[]` `getThrowableStrRep()` Return this event's throwable's string[] representaion.
`long` `getTimeStamp()` Getter for the event's time stamp.
`boolean` `locationInformationExists()` Check for the existence of location information without creating it (a byproduct of calling getLocationInformation).
`void` `setProperty(java.lang.String propName, java.lang.String propValue)` Set value for MDC property.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### fqnOfCategoryClass

    public final transient java.lang.String fqnOfCategoryClass

  Fully qualified name of the calling category class.

### categoryName

    public final java.lang.String categoryName

  Deprecated. This field will be marked as private in future releases. Please do not access it directly. Use the `getLoggerName()` method instead.

  The category (logger) name.

### level

    public transient Priority level

  Deprecated. This field will be marked as private in future releases. Please do not access it directly. Use the `getLevel()` method instead.
  Level of logging event. Level cannot be serializable because it is a flyweight. Due to its special seralization it cannot be declared final either.

  This field should not be accessed directly. You shoud use the `getLevel()` method instead.

### timeStamp

    public final long timeStamp

  The number of milliseconds elapsed from 1/1/1970 until logging event was created.

Constructor Detail

### LoggingEvent

    public LoggingEvent(java.lang.String fqnOfCategoryClass,
                        Category logger,
                        Priority level,
                        java.lang.Object message,
                        java.lang.Throwable throwable)

  Instantiate a LoggingEvent from the supplied parameters.

  Except `timeStamp` all the other fields of `LoggingEvent` are filled when actually needed.

  Parameters:
    `logger` - The logger generating this event.
    `level` - The level of this event.
    `message` - The message of this event.
    `throwable` - The throwable of this event.

### LoggingEvent

    public LoggingEvent(java.lang.String fqnOfCategoryClass,
                        Category logger,
                        long timeStamp,
                        Priority level,
                        java.lang.Object message,
                        java.lang.Throwable throwable)

  Instantiate a LoggingEvent from the supplied parameters.

  Except `timeStamp` all the other fields of `LoggingEvent` are filled when actually needed.

  Parameters:
    `logger` - The logger generating this event.
    `timeStamp` - the timestamp of this logging event
    `level` - The level of this event.
    `message` - The message of this event.
    `throwable` - The throwable of this event.

### LoggingEvent

    public LoggingEvent(java.lang.String fqnOfCategoryClass,
                        Category logger,
                        long timeStamp,
                        Level level,
                        java.lang.Object message,
                        java.lang.String threadName,
                        ThrowableInformation throwable,
                        java.lang.String ndc,
                        LocationInfo info,
                        java.util.Map properties)

  Create new instance.

  Parameters:
    `fqnOfCategoryClass` - Fully qualified class name of Logger implementation.
    `logger` - The logger generating this event.
    `timeStamp` - the timestamp of this logging event
    `level` - The level of this event.
    `message` - The message of this event.
    `threadName` - thread name
    `throwable` - The throwable of this event.
    `ndc` - Nested diagnostic context
    `info` - Location info
    `properties` - MDC properties
  Since:
    1.2.15

Method Detail

### getLocationInformation

    public LocationInfo getLocationInformation()

  Set the location information for this logging event. The collected information is cached for future use.

### getLevel

    public Level getLevel()

  Return the level of this event. Use this form instead of directly accessing the `level` field.

### getLoggerName

    public java.lang.String getLoggerName()

  Return the name of the logger. Use this form instead of directly accessing the `categoryName` field.

### getLogger

    public Category getLogger()

  Gets the logger of the event. Use should be restricted to cloning events.

  Since:
    1.2.15

### getMessage

    public java.lang.Object getMessage()

  Return the message for this logging event.

  Before serialization, the returned object is the message passed by the user to generate the logging event. After serialization, the returned value equals the String form of the message possibly after object rendering.

  Since:
    1.1

### getNDC

    public java.lang.String getNDC()

  This method returns the NDC for this event. It will return the correct content even if the event was generated in a different thread or even on a different machine. The `NDC.get()` method should never be called directly.

### getMDC

    public java.lang.Object getMDC(java.lang.String key)

  Returns the the context corresponding to the `key` parameter. If there is a local MDC copy, possibly because we are in a logging server or running inside AsyncAppender, then we search for the key in MDC copy, if a value is found it is returned. Otherwise, if the search in MDC copy returns a null result, then the current thread's `MDC` is used.

  Note that both the local MDC copy and the current thread's MDC are searched.

### getMDCCopy

    public void getMDCCopy()

  Obtain a copy of this thread's MDC prior to serialization or asynchronous logging.

### getRenderedMessage

    public java.lang.String getRenderedMessage()

### getStartTime

    public static long getStartTime()

  Returns the time when the application started, in milliseconds elapsed since 01.01.1970.

### getThreadName

    public java.lang.String getThreadName()

### getThrowableInformation

    public ThrowableInformation getThrowableInformation()

  Returns the throwable information contained within this event. May be `null` if there is no such information.

  Note that the `Throwable` object contained within a `ThrowableInformation` does not survive serialization.

  Since:
    1.1

### getThrowableStrRep

    public java.lang.String[] getThrowableStrRep()

  Return this event's throwable's string[] representaion.

### setProperty

    public final void setProperty(java.lang.String propName,
                                  java.lang.String propValue)

  Set value for MDC property. This adds the specified MDC property to the event. Access to the MDC is not synchronized, so this method should only be called when it is known that no other threads are accessing the MDC.

  Parameters:
    `propName` -
    `propValue` -
  Since:
    1.2.15

### getProperty

    public final java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String key)

  Return a property for this event. The return value can be null. Equivalent to getMDC(String) in log4j 1.2. Provided for compatibility with log4j 1.3.

  Parameters:
    `key` - property name
  Returns:
    property value or null if property not set
  Since:
    1.2.15

### locationInformationExists

    public final boolean locationInformationExists()

  Check for the existence of location information without creating it (a byproduct of calling getLocationInformation).

  Returns:
    true if location information has been extracted.
  Since:
    1.2.15

### getTimeStamp

    public final long getTimeStamp()

  Getter for the event's time stamp. The time stamp is calculated starting from 1970-01-01 GMT.

  Returns:
    timestamp
  Since:
    1.2.15

### getPropertyKeySet

    public java.util.Set getPropertyKeySet()

  Returns the set of the key values in the properties for the event. The returned set is unmodifiable by the caller. Provided for compatibility with log4j 1.3

  Returns:
    Set an unmodifiable set of the property keys.
  Since:
    1.2.15

### getProperties

    public java.util.Map getProperties()

  Returns the set of properties for the event. The returned set is unmodifiable by the caller. Provided for compatibility with log4j 1.3

  Returns:
    Set an unmodifiable map of the properties.
  Since:
    1.2.15

### getFQNOfLoggerClass

    public java.lang.String getFQNOfLoggerClass()

  Get the fully qualified name of the calling logger sub-class/wrapper. Provided for compatibility with log4j 1.3

  Returns:
    fully qualified class name, may be null.
  Since:
    1.2.15

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