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How to change Appender layout programmatically in log4j2?

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log4j2

Previously in log4j 1.x I was able to to appender.setLayout() on and Appender but now in log4j 2.x there is no such method as setLayout(). How can I set a layout to an Appender object programmatically in log4j2 ?

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Rajind Ruparathna Avatar asked Jun 17 '16 09:06

Rajind Ruparathna


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1 Answers

There is no setLayout() method. You will need to get the current Configuration and update it during runtime as explained in the documentation.

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walen Avatar answered Oct 20 '22 21:10

walen