org.apache.log4j.rule

Class NotEqualsRule

java.lang.Object

org.apache.log4j.rule.AbstractRule

org.apache.log4j.rule.NotEqualsRule

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Rule

public class NotEqualsRule
extends AbstractRule

A Rule class implementing not equals against two strings.

Author:

Scott Deboy ([email protected])

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	evaluate(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event, Map matches) Returns true if this implementation of the rule accepts the LoggingEvent, or false if not.
static Rule	getRule(Stack stack) Get new instance from top two elements of stack.
static Rule	getRule(String field, String value) Get new instance.

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, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getRule

public static Rule getRule(String field,
           String value)

Get new instance.

Parameters:

field - field

value - value

Returns:

new instance.

getRule

public static Rule getRule(Stack stack)

Get new instance from top two elements of stack.

Parameters:

stack - stack.

Returns:

new instance.

evaluate

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

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

What True/False means can be client-specific.

Parameters:

event - LoggingEvent this instance will evaluate

matches - a Map of event field keys to Sets of matching strings (may be null) which will be updated during execution of this method to include field and string matches based on the rule evaluation results

Returns:

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