DatePatternConverter

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.log4j.pattern.PatternConverter
- - org.apache.log4j.pattern.LoggingEventPatternConverter
  - - org.apache.log4j.pattern.DatePatternConverter

public final class DatePatternConverter
extends LoggingEventPatternConverter

Convert and format the event's date in a StringBuffer.

Author:: Ceki Gülcü

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`format(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.StringBuffer output)`	Formats an object into a string buffer.
`void`	`format(java.util.Date date, java.lang.StringBuffer toAppendTo)`	Append formatted date to string buffer.
`void`	`format(LoggingEvent event, java.lang.StringBuffer output)`	Formats an event into a string buffer.
`static DatePatternConverter`	`newInstance(java.lang.String[] options)`	Obtains an instance of pattern converter.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.pattern.LoggingEventPatternConverter
handlesThrowable

Methods inherited from class org.apache.log4j.pattern.PatternConverter
getName, getStyleClass

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

- Method Detail
  - newInstance
```
public static DatePatternConverter newInstance(java.lang.String[] options)
```
    Obtains an instance of pattern converter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    options - options, may be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    instance of pattern converter.
  - format
```
public void format(LoggingEvent event,
                   java.lang.StringBuffer output)
```
    Formats an event into a string buffer.
    
    Specified by:
    
    format in class LoggingEventPatternConverter
    
    Parameters:
    
    event - event to format, may not be null.
    
    output - string buffer to which the formatted event will be appended. May not be null.
  - format
```
public void format(java.lang.Object obj,
                   java.lang.StringBuffer output)
```
    Formats an object into a string buffer.
    
    Overrides:
    
    format in class LoggingEventPatternConverter
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - event to format, may not be null.
    
    output - string buffer to which the formatted event will be appended. May not be null.
  - format
```
public void format(java.util.Date date,
                   java.lang.StringBuffer toAppendTo)
```
    Append formatted date to string buffer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - date
    
    toAppendTo - buffer to which formatted date is appended.