Class Converter<E>

java.lang.Object
ch.qos.logback.core.pattern.Converter<E>
Direct Known Subclasses:
FormattingConverter, LiteralConverter

public abstract class Converter<E> extends Object
A minimal converter which sets up the general interface for derived classes. It also implements the functionality to chain converters in a linked list.
Author:
ceki
  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • convert

      public abstract String convert(E event)
      The convert method is responsible for extracting data from the event and storing it for later use by the write method.
      Parameters:
      event -
    • write

      public void write(StringBuilder buf, E event)
      In its simplest incarnation, a convert simply appends the data extracted from the event to the buffer passed as parameter.
      Parameters:
      buf - The input buffer where data is appended
      event - The event from where data is extracted
    • setNext

      public final void setNext(Converter<E> next)
    • getNext

      public final Converter<E> getNext()