PatternFormatter (Apache Log4j 2 2.11.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.PatternFormatter

public class PatternFormatter
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PatternFormatter(LogEventPatternConverter converter, FormattingInfo field)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`format(LogEvent event, java.lang.StringBuilder buf)`
`LogEventPatternConverter`	`getConverter()`
`FormattingInfo`	`getFormattingInfo()`
`boolean`	`handlesThrowable()`	Normally pattern formatters are not meant to handle Exceptions although few pattern formatters might.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	Returns a String suitable for debugging.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - PatternFormatter
```
public PatternFormatter(LogEventPatternConverter converter,
                        FormattingInfo field)
```
- Method Detail
  - format
```
public void format(LogEvent event,
                   java.lang.StringBuilder buf)
```
  - getConverter
```
public LogEventPatternConverter getConverter()
```
  - getFormattingInfo
```
public FormattingInfo getFormattingInfo()
```
  - handlesThrowable
```
public boolean handlesThrowable()
```
    Normally pattern formatters are not meant to handle Exceptions although few pattern formatters might.
    By examining the return values for this method, the containing layout will determine whether it handles throwables or not.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this PatternConverter handles throwables
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Returns a String suitable for debugging.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a String suitable for debugging.