org.apache.log4j.rule

Class TimestampEqualsRule

java.lang.Object

org.apache.log4j.rule.AbstractRule

org.apache.log4j.rule.TimestampEqualsRule

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Rule

public class TimestampEqualsRule
extends AbstractRule

A Rule class implementing equality evaluation for timestamps.

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(String value) Create 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 value)

Create new instance.

Parameters:

value - string representation of date.

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.