de.bb.util
Class LogFile

java.lang.Object
  de.bb.util.LogFile

public class LogFile
extends java.lang.Object

Provides simple log facilities. These are:

• Write a message into the log file.
• Write a message with timestamp into the log file.
• Create each day a new log file, using the file name and the encoded date.

Constructor Summary

LogFile(java.lang.String bn)
Create a LogFile using the specified base name.

LogFile(java.lang.String bn, java.lang.String fmt)
Create a LogFile using the specified base name.

Method Summary

void	write(java.lang.String msg) Append a message to the log file.
void	writeDate(java.lang.String msg) Append a message to the log file and add a date/time stamp.
void	writeln(byte[] msg) Append a message to the log file.
void	writeln(java.lang.String msg) Append a message to the log file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LogFile

public LogFile(java.lang.String bn)

Create a LogFile using the specified base name. The actual date is always added to the base name, and each day a new log file is created. If * is used as base name, stdout is used for output.

Parameters:

bn - the log files base name

LogFile

public LogFile(java.lang.String bn,
               java.lang.String fmt)

Create a LogFile using the specified base name. The actual date is always added to the base name, and each day a new log file is created. If * is used as base name, stdout is used for output.

Parameters:

bn - the log files base name

fmt - the date format which is appended to the basename

Method Detail

writeDate

public void writeDate(java.lang.String msg)

Append a message to the log file and add a date/time stamp.

Parameters:

msg - the message

writeln

public void writeln(java.lang.String msg)

Append a message to the log file.

Parameters:

msg - the message

writeln

public void writeln(byte[] msg)

Append a message to the log file.

Parameters:

msg - the message

write

public void write(java.lang.String msg)

Append a message to the log file.

Parameters:

msg - the message