java.util.logging

Class ErrorManager


public class ErrorManager
extends Object

An ErrorManager deals with errors that a Handler encounters while logging.
See Also:
Handler.setErrorManager(ErrorManager)

Field Summary

static int
CLOSE_FAILURE
Indicates that there was a problem upon closing an output stream.
static int
FLUSH_FAILURE
Indicates that there was a problem upon flushing an output stream.
static int
FORMAT_FAILURE
Indicates that there was a problem upon formatting the message of a log record.
static int
GENERIC_FAILURE
Indicates that there was a failure that does not readily fall into any of the other categories.
static int
OPEN_FAILURE
Indicates that there was a problem upon opening an output stream.
static int
WRITE_FAILURE
Indicates that there was a problem upon writing to an output stream.

Constructor Summary

ErrorManager()
The basic constructor.

Method Summary

void
error(String message, Exception ex, int errorCode)
Reports an error that occured upon logging.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

CLOSE_FAILURE

public static final int CLOSE_FAILURE
Indicates that there was a problem upon closing an output stream.
Field Value:
3

FLUSH_FAILURE

public static final int FLUSH_FAILURE
Indicates that there was a problem upon flushing an output stream.
Field Value:
2

FORMAT_FAILURE

public static final int FORMAT_FAILURE
Indicates that there was a problem upon formatting the message of a log record.
Field Value:
5

GENERIC_FAILURE

public static final int GENERIC_FAILURE
Indicates that there was a failure that does not readily fall into any of the other categories.
Field Value:
0

OPEN_FAILURE

public static final int OPEN_FAILURE
Indicates that there was a problem upon opening an output stream.
Field Value:
4

WRITE_FAILURE

public static final int WRITE_FAILURE
Indicates that there was a problem upon writing to an output stream.
Field Value:
1

Constructor Details

ErrorManager

public ErrorManager()
The basic constructor. Object is special, because it has no superclass, so there is no call to super().

Method Details

error

public void error(String message,
                  Exception ex,
                  int errorCode)
Reports an error that occured upon logging. The default implementation emits the very first error to System.err, ignoring subsequent errors.
Parameters:
message - a message describing the error, or null if there is no suitable description.
ex - an exception, or null if the error is not related to an exception.
errorCode - one of the defined error codes, for example ErrorManager.CLOSE_FAILURE.

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