java.util.logging

Class ErrorManager

public class ErrorManager extends Object

An ErrorManager deals with errors that a Handler encounters while logging.

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Field Summary
static int	CLOSE_FAILURE Indicates that there was a problem upon closing an output stream.
static int	FLUSH_FAILURE Indicates that there was a problem upon flushing an output stream.
static int	FORMAT_FAILURE Indicates that there was a problem upon formatting the message of a log record.
static int	GENERIC_FAILURE Indicates that there was a failure that does not readily fall into any of the other categories.
static int	OPEN_FAILURE Indicates that there was a problem upon opening an output stream.
static int	WRITE_FAILURE Indicates that there was a problem upon writing to an output stream.

Constructor Summary
	ErrorManager()

Method Summary
void	error(String message, Exception ex, int errorCode) Reports an error that occured upon logging.

Field Detail

CLOSE_FAILURE

public static final int CLOSE_FAILURE

Indicates that there was a problem upon closing an output stream.

FLUSH_FAILURE

public static final int FLUSH_FAILURE

Indicates that there was a problem upon flushing an output stream.

FORMAT_FAILURE

public static final int FORMAT_FAILURE

Indicates that there was a problem upon formatting the message of a log record.

GENERIC_FAILURE

public static final int GENERIC_FAILURE

Indicates that there was a failure that does not readily fall into any of the other categories.

OPEN_FAILURE

public static final int OPEN_FAILURE

Indicates that there was a problem upon opening an output stream.

WRITE_FAILURE

public static final int WRITE_FAILURE

Indicates that there was a problem upon writing to an output stream.

Method Detail

error

public void error(String message, Exception ex, int errorCode)

Reports an error that occured upon logging. The default implementation emits the very first error to System.err, ignoring subsequent errors.

Parameters: message a message describing the error, or null if there is no suitable description. ex an exception, or null if the error is not related to an exception. errorCode one of the defined error codes, for example ErrorManager.CLOSE_FAILURE.