Deprecated API

Contents

• Classes
• Fields
• Methods
• Constructors
• Enum Constants
• Annotation Type Elements

Classes

Class	Description
org.apache.log4j.builders.BooleanHolder	Use AtomicReference.
org.apache.log4j.builders.Holder	Use AtomicReference.
org.apache.log4j.jmx.Agent
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.SerializedLayout	Java Serialization has inherent security weaknesses, see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Deserialization_of_untrusted_data . Using this layout is no longer recommended. An alternative layout containing the same information is JsonLayout when configured with properties="true". Deprecated since 2.9.
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.LoggerContextKey	with no replacement - no longer used

Fields

Field	Description
org.apache.log4j.helpers.DateLayout.DATE_FORMAT_OPTION	Options are now handled using the JavaBeans paradigm. This constant is not longer needed and will be removed in the near term.
org.apache.log4j.helpers.DateLayout.TIMEZONE_OPTION	Options are now handled using the JavaBeans paradigm. This constant is not longer needed and will be removed in the near term.
org.apache.log4j.helpers.LogLog.CONFIG_DEBUG_KEY	Use LogLog.DEBUG_KEY instead.
org.apache.log4j.jmx.Agent.log
org.apache.log4j.LogManager.CONFIGURATOR_CLASS_KEY	This variable is for internal use only. It will become private in future versions.
org.apache.log4j.LogManager.DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION_FILE	This variable is for internal use only. It will become package protected in future versions.
org.apache.log4j.LogManager.DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION_KEY	This variable is for internal use only. It will become private in future versions.
org.apache.log4j.LogManager.DEFAULT_INIT_OVERRIDE_KEY	This variable is for internal use only. It will become private in future versions.
org.apache.log4j.Priority.DEBUG	Use Level.DEBUG instead.
org.apache.log4j.Priority.ERROR	Use Level.ERROR instead.
org.apache.log4j.Priority.FATAL	Use Level.FATAL instead.
org.apache.log4j.Priority.INFO	Use Level.INFO instead.
org.apache.log4j.Priority.WARN	Use Level.WARN instead.
org.apache.log4j.spi.Filter.next	As of 1.2.12, use Filter.getNext() and Filter.setNext(org.apache.log4j.spi.Filter) instead
org.apache.log4j.varia.StringMatchFilter.ACCEPT_ON_MATCH_OPTION	Options are now handled using the JavaBeans paradigm. This constant is not longer needed and will be removed in the near term.
org.apache.log4j.varia.StringMatchFilter.STRING_TO_MATCH_OPTION	Options are now handled using the JavaBeans paradigm. This constant is not longer needed and will be removed in the near term.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.Rfc5424Layout.PARAM_VALUE_ESCAPE_PATTERN
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Constants.FORMAT_MESSAGES_PATTERN_DISABLE_LOOKUPS	no longer used, lookups are only used when %m{lookups} is specified
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.NullOutputStream.NULL_OUTPUT_STREAM	Deprecated in 2.7: use NullOutputStream.getInstance().

Methods

Method	Description
org.apache.log4j.Category.exists(String)	Please use LogManager.exists(String) instead.
org.apache.log4j.Category.getCurrentCategories()	Please use LogManager.getCurrentLoggers() instead.
org.apache.log4j.Category.getDefaultHierarchy()	Please use LogManager.getLoggerRepository() instead.
org.apache.log4j.Category.getHierarchy()	Please use Category.getLoggerRepository() instead.
org.apache.log4j.helpers.DateLayout.getOptionStrings()	Use the setter method for the option directly instead of the generic setOption method.
org.apache.log4j.helpers.DateLayout.setOption(String, String)	Use the setter method for the option directly instead of the generic setOption method.
org.apache.log4j.helpers.Loader.getResource(String, Class)	as of 1.2.
org.apache.log4j.Hierarchy.getCurrentCategories()	Please use Hierarchy.getCurrentLoggers() instead.
org.apache.log4j.Hierarchy.overrideAsNeeded(String)	Deprecated with no replacement.
org.apache.log4j.Hierarchy.setDisableOverride(String)	Deprecated with no replacement.
org.apache.log4j.jmx.Agent.start()
org.apache.log4j.Priority.getAllPossiblePriorities()	This method will be removed with no replacement.
org.apache.log4j.Priority.toPriority(String)	Please use the Level.toLevel(String) method instead.
org.apache.log4j.varia.DenyAllFilter.getOptionStrings()	We now use JavaBeans introspection to configure components. Options strings are no longer needed.
org.apache.log4j.varia.DenyAllFilter.setOption(String, String)	Use the setter method for the option directly instead of the generic setOption method.
org.apache.log4j.varia.NullAppender.getInstance()	Use getNullAppender instead. getInstance should have been static.
org.apache.log4j.varia.StringMatchFilter.getOptionStrings()	We now use JavaBeans introspection to configure components. Options strings are no longer needed.
org.apache.log4j.varia.StringMatchFilter.setOption(String, String)	Use the setter method for the option directly instead of the generic setOption method.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender.Builder.withConfiguration(Configuration)	Use AbstractAppender.Builder.setConfiguration(Configuration)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender.Builder.withIgnoreExceptions(boolean)	use AbstractAppender.Builder.setIgnoreExceptions(boolean).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender.Builder.withLayout(Layout<? extends Serializable>)	use AbstractAppender.Builder.setLayout(Layout).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender.Builder.withName(String)	use AbstractAppender.Builder.setName(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractManager.release()	In 2.7, use AbstractManager.close().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractOutputStreamAppender.Builder.withBufferedIo(boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractOutputStreamAppender.Builder.withBufferSize(int)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractOutputStreamAppender.Builder.withImmediateFlush(boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AsyncAppender.createAppender(AppenderRef[], String, boolean, long, int, String, boolean, Filter, Configuration, boolean)	use AsyncAppender.Builder instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.ConsoleAppender.createAppender(Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, String, String, String)	Deprecated in 2.7; use ConsoleAppender.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.AbstractDatabaseManager.write(LogEvent)	since 2.11.0 Use AbstractDatabaseManager.write(LogEvent, Serializable).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.AbstractDatabaseManager.writeInternal(LogEvent)	Use AbstractDatabaseManager.writeInternal(LogEvent, Serializable).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.jdbc.ColumnConfig.createColumnConfig(Configuration, String, String, String, String, String, String)	use ColumnConfig.newBuilder()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.jdbc.JdbcAppender.createAppender(String, String, Filter, ConnectionSource, String, String, ColumnConfig[])	use JdbcAppender.newBuilder()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.jdbc.JdbcDatabaseManager.getJDBCDatabaseManager(String, int, ConnectionSource, String, ColumnConfig[])	use JdbcDatabaseManager.getManager(String, int, Layout, ConnectionSource, String, ColumnConfig[], ColumnMapping[], boolean, long)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.jdbc.JdbcDatabaseManager.getManager(String, int, Layout<? extends Serializable>, ConnectionSource, String, ColumnConfig[], ColumnMapping[])
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileAppender.createAppender(String, String, String, String, String, String, String, String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, String, Configuration)	Use FileAppender.newBuilder()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.MemoryMappedFileAppender.createAppender(String, String, String, String, String, String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, String, Configuration)	Use MemoryMappedFileAppender.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.MemoryMappedFileManager.isEndOfBatch()	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.MemoryMappedFileManager.setEndOfBatch(boolean)	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.mom.JmsAppender.Builder.setPassword(String)	Use setPassword(char[])
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.mom.JmsAppender.Builder.setUsername(String)	Use JmsAppender.Builder.setUserName(String).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.nosql.NoSqlAppender.createAppender(String, String, Filter, String, NoSqlProvider<?>)	since 2.11.0; use NoSqlAppender.Builder.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.nosql.NoSqlDatabaseManager.getNoSqlDatabaseManager(String, int, NoSqlProvider<?>)	Use NoSqlDatabaseManager.getNoSqlDatabaseManager(String, int, NoSqlProvider, KeyValuePair[], Configuration).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RandomAccessFileAppender.createAppender(String, String, String, String, String, String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, String, Configuration)	Use RandomAccessFileAppender.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RandomAccessFileManager.isEndOfBatch()	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RandomAccessFileManager.setEndOfBatch(boolean)	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.AbstractRolloverStrategy.getEligibleFiles(String, String, boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.GzCompressAction.execute(File, File, boolean)	In favor of GzCompressAction.execute(File, File, boolean, int).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DefaultRolloverStrategy.createStrategy(String, String, String, String, Action[], boolean, Configuration)	Since 2.9 Usage of Builder API is preferable
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.createStrategy(String, String, Action[], boolean, Configuration)	Since 2.9 Usage of Builder API is preferable
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingRandomAccessFileManager.isEndOfBatch()	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingRandomAccessFileManager.setEndOfBatch(boolean)	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy.createPolicy(String, String)	Use TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender.createAppender(String, String, String, String, String, String, String, TriggeringPolicy, RolloverStrategy, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, String, String, Configuration)	Use RollingFileAppender.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.createAppender(String, String, String, String, String, String, TriggeringPolicy, RolloverStrategy, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, String, String, Configuration)	Use RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.routing.Routes.createRoutes(String, Route...)	since 2.7; use Routes.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.routing.RoutingAppender.createAppender(String, String, Routes, Configuration, RewritePolicy, PurgePolicy, Filter)	Since 2.7; use RoutingAppender.newBuilder()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withAdvertise(boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withConnectTimeoutMillis(int)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withHost(String)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withImmediateFail(boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withPort(int)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withProtocol(Protocol)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withReconnectDelayMillis(int)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withSocketOptions(SocketOptions)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.AbstractBuilder.withSslConfiguration(SslConfiguration)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.createAppender(String, int, Protocol, SslConfiguration, int, int, boolean, String, boolean, boolean, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, boolean, Configuration)	Deprecated in 2.7; use SocketAppender.newBuilder()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender.createSocketManager(String, Protocol, String, int, int, SslConfiguration, int, boolean, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int)	Use SocketAppender.createSocketManager(String, Protocol, String, int, int, SslConfiguration, int, boolean, Layout, int, SocketOptions).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SyslogAppender.Builder.setEnterpriseNumber(int)	Use SyslogAppender.Builder.setEnterpriseNumber(String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SyslogAppender.createAppender(String, int, String, SslConfiguration, int, int, boolean, String, boolean, boolean, Facility, String, int, boolean, String, String, String, boolean, String, String, String, String, String, String, String, Filter, Configuration, Charset, String, LoggerFields[], boolean)	Use SyslogAppender.newSyslogAppenderBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async.AsyncLoggerConfig.createLogger(String, String, String, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)	use AsyncLoggerConfig.createLogger(boolean, Level, String, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async.AsyncLoggerConfig.RootLogger.createLogger(String, String, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)	use AsyncLoggerConfig.RootLogger.createLogger(String, Level, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.ConfigurationFactory.getInputFromString(String, ClassLoader)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.ConfigurationSource.setSource(Source)	Not used internally, no replacement. TODO remove and make source final.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.createLogger(String, Level, String, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)	Deprecated in 2.7; use LoggerConfig.createLogger(boolean, Level, String, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.getProperties()	use LoggerConfig.getPropertyList() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.RootLogger.createLogger(String, Level, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.util.PluginManager.main(String[])	Use PluginProcessor instead. To do so, simply include log4j-core in your dependencies and make sure annotation processing is not disabled. By default, supported Java compilers will automatically use that plugin processor provided log4j-core is on the classpath.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.AbstractFilterable.Builder.withFilter(Filter)	Use AbstractFilterable.Builder.setFilter(Filter).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.CompositeFilter.getFilters()	Use CompositeFilter.getFiltersArray()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.MapFilter.getMap()	use MapFilter.getStringMap() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jLogEvent.Builder.setContextMap(Map<String, String>)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jLogEvent.createEvent(String, Marker, String, Level, Message, Throwable, ThrowableProxy, Map<String, String>, ThreadContext.ContextStack, String, StackTraceElement, long)	use Log4jLogEvent.Builder instead. This method will be removed in an upcoming release.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.ThreadContextDataInjector.initServiceProviders()	no-op
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.GelfLayout.createLayout(String, KeyValuePair[], GelfLayout.CompressionType, int, boolean)	Use GelfLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.HtmlLayout.createLayout(boolean, String, String, Charset, String, String)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.JsonLayout.createLayout(Configuration, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, String, String, Charset, boolean)	Use JsonLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.LevelPatternSelector.createSelector(PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use LevelPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.MarkerPatternSelector.createSelector(PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use MarkerPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.createLayout(String, PatternSelector, Configuration, RegexReplacement, Charset, boolean, boolean, String, String)	Use PatternLayout.newBuilder() instead. This will be private in a future version.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout.createSerializer(Configuration, RegexReplacement, String, String, PatternSelector, boolean, boolean)	Use PatternLayout.newSerializerBuilder() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.Rfc5424Layout.createLayout(Facility, String, int, boolean, String, String, String, boolean, String, String, String, String, String, String, String, boolean, LoggerFields[], Configuration)	Use instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.ScriptPatternSelector.createSelector(AbstractScript, PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use ScriptPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.SerializedLayout.createLayout()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.SyslogLayout.createLayout(Facility, boolean, String, Charset)	Use SyslogLayout.newBuilder().
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.TextEncoderHelper.encodeText(CharsetEncoder, CharBuffer, ByteBufferDestination)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.XmlLayout.createLayout(boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, Charset, boolean)	Use XmlLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.YamlLayout.createLayout(Configuration, boolean, boolean, String, String, Charset, boolean)	Use YamlLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent.getContextMap()	use LogEvent.getContextData() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.lookup.MapLookup.setMainArguments(String...)	As of 2.4, use MainMapLookup.setMainArguments(String[])
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.KeyStoreConfiguration.createKeyStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String)	use KeyStoreConfiguration.createKeyStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String, String, String)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.SslConfiguration.getSslServerSocketFactory()	Use SSLContext.getServerSocketFactory() on SslConfiguration.getSslContext()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.SslConfiguration.getSslSocketFactory()	Use SSLContext.getSocketFactory() on SslConfiguration.getSslContext()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.StoreConfiguration.getPassword()	Use getPasswordAsCharArray()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.StoreConfiguration.setPassword(String)	Use getPasswordAsCharArray()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.TrustStoreConfiguration.createKeyStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String)	Use TrustStoreConfiguration.createKeyStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String, String, String)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.SslSocketManager.getSocketManager(SslConfiguration, String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int)	Use SslSocketManager.getSocketManager(SslConfiguration, String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout, int, SocketOptions).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.TcpSocketManager.getSocketManager(String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int)	Use TcpSocketManager.getSocketManager(String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout, int, SocketOptions).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Help.detailedSynopsis(Comparator<Field>, boolean)	use CommandLine.Help.detailedSynopsis(int, Comparator, boolean) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Help.synopsis()	use CommandLine.Help.synopsis(int) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Help.TextTable.cellAt(int, int)	use CommandLine.Help.TextTable.textAt(int, int) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Option.help()	Use CommandLine.Option.usageHelp() and CommandLine.Option.versionHelp() instead. See CommandLine.printHelpIfRequested(List, PrintStream, CommandLine.Help.Ansi)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.datetime.FastDatePrinter.applyRules(Calendar, StringBuffer)	use FastDatePrinter.format(Calendar) or FastDatePrinter.format(Calendar, Appendable)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.datetime.FastDatePrinter.format(Object, StringBuilder, FieldPosition)	Use {FastDatePrinter.format(Date), {FastDatePrinter.format(Calendar), {FastDatePrinter.format(long), or {FastDatePrinter.format(Object)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.StringEncoder.encodeIsoChars(CharSequence, int, byte[], int, int)	No longer necessary given better performance in Java 8
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.StringEncoder.encodeSingleByteChars(CharSequence)	No longer necessary given better performance in Java 8
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.StringEncoder.encodeString(CharSequence, int, int, byte[])	No longer necessary given better performance in Java 8
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.WatchManager.getWatchers()	use getConfigurationWatchers.
org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger.entry()	Use Logger.traceEntry() instead which performs the same function.
org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger.exit()	Use Logger.traceExit() instead which performs the same function.
org.apache.logging.log4j.MarkerManager.getMarker(String, String)	Use the Marker add or set methods to add parent Markers. Will be removed by final GA release.
org.apache.logging.log4j.message.StructuredDataId.makeId(String, int)	Use StructuredDataId.makeId(String, String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.smtp.SmtpManager.sendMultipartMessage(MimeMessage, MimeMultipart)	Please use the SmtpManager.sendMultipartMessage(MimeMessage, MimeMultipart, String) method instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.enter(String, String, MessageSupplier...)
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.entry()
org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.exit()
org.apache.logging.log4j.util.ProviderUtil.loadProviders(Enumeration<URL>, ClassLoader)	Use ProviderUtil.loadProvider(java.net.URL, ClassLoader) instead. Will be removed in 3.0.
org.apache.logging.log4j.web.appender.ServletAppender.createAppender(Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, String, boolean)	Use ServletAppender.newBuilder().

Constructors

Constructor	Description
org.apache.log4j.jmx.Agent()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender(String, Filter, Layout<? extends Serializable>)	Use AbstractAppender(String, Filter, Layout, boolean, Property[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractOutputStreamAppender(String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, boolean, boolean, M)	Use AbstractOutputStreamAppender(String, Layout, Filter, boolean, boolean, Property[], OutputStreamManager)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractWriterAppender(String, StringLayout, Filter, boolean, boolean, M)	Use AbstractWriterAppender(String, StringLayout, Filter, boolean, boolean, Property[], WriterManager).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.AbstractDatabaseAppender(String, Filter, boolean, T)	Use AbstractDatabaseAppender(String, Filter, Layout, boolean, Property[], AbstractDatabaseManager).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.AbstractDatabaseManager(String, int)	Use AbstractDatabaseManager(String, int, Layout, Configuration).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.db.AbstractDatabaseManager.AbstractFactoryData(int, Layout<? extends Serializable>)	Use AbstractFactoryData(Configuration, int, Layout).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileManager(String, OutputStream, boolean, boolean, String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int, boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.mom.JmsAppender(String, Filter, Layout<? extends Serializable>, boolean, JmsManager)	Use JmsAppender(String, Filter, Layout, boolean, Property[], JmsManager).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.OutputStreamManager(OutputStream, String, Layout<?>, boolean, ByteBuffer)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.GzCompressAction(File, File, boolean)	Prefer GzCompressAction(File, File, boolean, int).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DefaultRolloverStrategy(int, int, boolean, int, StrSubstitutor, Action[], boolean)	Since 2.9 Added tempCompressedFilePatternString parameter
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.DirectWriteRolloverStrategy(int, int, StrSubstitutor, Action[], boolean)	Since 2.9 Added tempCompressedFilePatternString parameter
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager(String, String, OutputStream, boolean, long, long, TriggeringPolicy, RolloverStrategy, String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int, boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingRandomAccessFileManager(LoggerContext, RandomAccessFile, String, String, OutputStream, boolean, boolean, int, long, long, TriggeringPolicy, RolloverStrategy, String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, boolean)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SocketAppender(String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, AbstractSocketManager, boolean, boolean, Advertiser)	SocketAppender(String, Layout, Filter, AbstractSocketManager, boolean, boolean, Advertiser, Property[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SyslogAppender(String, Layout<? extends Serializable>, Filter, boolean, boolean, AbstractSocketManager, Advertiser)	Use SyslogAppender(String, Layout, Filter, boolean, boolean, AbstractSocketManager, Advertiser, Property[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jLogEvent(long)	use Log4jLogEvent.Builder instead. This constructor will be removed in an upcoming release.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.AbstractJacksonLayout(Configuration, ObjectWriter, Charset, boolean, boolean, boolean, AbstractStringLayout.Serializer, AbstractStringLayout.Serializer)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.AbstractLayout(byte[], byte[])	Use AbstractLayout(Configuration, byte[], byte[])
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.GelfLayout(String, KeyValuePair[], GelfLayout.CompressionType, int, boolean)	Use GelfLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.JsonLayout(Configuration, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, String, String, String, Charset, boolean)	Use JsonLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.LevelPatternSelector(PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use LevelPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead. This will be private in a future version.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.MarkerPatternSelector(PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use MarkerPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead. This will be private in a future version.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.ScriptPatternSelector(AbstractScript, PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use ScriptPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead. This will be private in a future version.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.XmlLayout(boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, Charset, boolean)	Use XmlLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.YamlLayout(Configuration, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, boolean, String, String, Charset, boolean)	Use YamlLayout.newBuilder() instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.AbstractKeyStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String)	Use AbstractKeyStoreConfiguration(String, PasswordProvider, String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.KeyStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String)	use KeyStoreConfiguration(String, PasswordProvider, String, String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.StoreConfiguration(String, char[])	Use StoreConfiguration(String, PasswordProvider)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.TrustStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String)	Use TrustStoreConfiguration(String, PasswordProvider, String, String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.SslSocketManager(String, OutputStream, Socket, SslConfiguration, InetAddress, String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int)	Use SslSocketManager(String, OutputStream, Socket, SslConfiguration, InetAddress, String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout, int, SocketOptions).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.TcpSocketManager(String, OutputStream, Socket, InetAddress, String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout<? extends Serializable>, int)	Use TcpSocketManager(String, OutputStream, Socket, InetAddress, String, int, int, int, boolean, Layout, int, SocketOptions).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.ThrowablePatternConverter(String, String, String[])	Use ThrowablePatternConverter(String name, String stule, String[] options, Configuration config)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Source(URI, long)	Use Source(URI).
org.apache.logging.log4j.message.ParameterizedMessage(String, String[], Throwable)	Use constructor ParameterizedMessage(String, Object[], Throwable) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.message.StructuredDataId(String, int, String[], String[])	Use StructuredDataId(String, String, String[], String[]) instead.

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.AnsiEscape.BRIGHT	This attribute sets font-weight as "bold" and doesn't set color brightness. Use BOLD if you need to change font-weight and BRIGHT_* to use a bright color.

Annotation Type Elements

Annotation Type Element	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Option.help()	Use CommandLine.Option.usageHelp() and CommandLine.Option.versionHelp() instead. See CommandLine.printHelpIfRequested(List, PrintStream, CommandLine.Help.Ansi)