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Logging in Java with the JDK 1.4 Logging API and Apache log4j

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  • Jan 2008

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Authors:
  1. Samudra Gupta
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  • Provides the only comparison of the two logging frameworks in one book

  • Rich with Java code samples

  • Provides guidelines for extending the existing logging frameworks

  • Describes the techniques needed to implement an enterprise wide logging framework

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction to Application Logging

    • Samudra Gupta
    Pages 1-9

  3. JDK 1.4 Logging API

    • Samudra Gupta
    Pages 11-58

  4. Formatting JDK 1.4 Logging Information

    • Samudra Gupta
    Pages 59-72

  5. Extending the Logging Framework

    • Samudra Gupta
    Pages 73-120

  6. Understanding Apache log4j

    • Samudra Gupta
    Pages 121-175

  7. Formatting Logging Information in log4j

    • Samudra Gupta
    Pages 177-198

  8. Advanced Logging with log4j

    • Samudra Gupta
    Pages 199-233

  9. Extending log4j to Create Custom Logging Components

    • Samudra Gupta
    Pages 235-284

  10. Using the Apache Log Tag Library

    • Samudra Gupta
    Pages 285-298

  11. Best Practices

    • Samudra Gupta
    Pages 299-313

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 315-324
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About this book

Logging in Java with the JDK 1.4 Logging API and Apache log4j is the first book to discuss the two foremost logging APIs: JDK 1.4.0 logging API and Apache log4j 1.2.6 logging API for application developers. The internals of each API are examined, contrasted, and compared in exhaustive depth. Programmers will find a wealth of information simply not available elsewherenot even on the Internet.

Each concept explained is accompanied by code example written in Java language. The book also provides guidelines for extending the existing logging frameworks to cater to application-specific needs. This is an essential handbook for logging-related information and techniques needed for developing applications in the Java language.

About the author

Samudra Gupta has more than eight years of experience in Java- and J2EE-related technologies. At present, he is working as a Java/J2EE consultant in the United Kingdom through his own company, SSG Solutions Ltd. His domain expertise is in the public sector tax and information content management systems, retail industry, and e-commerce-based applications. He holds a post-graduate degree in information technology and management form All India Management Association, New Delhi. Gupta actively contributes articles to Web sites, magazines, and journals such as JavaWorld and Java Developer's Journal, and is a monthly contributor to JavaBoutique. When not programming, he loves playing contract bridge and 10-pin bowling.

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