public class XMLFormatter extends Formatter
The DTD specification is provided as Appendix A to the Java Logging APIs specification.
The XMLFormatter can be used with arbitrary character encodings, but it is recommended that it normally be used with UTF-8. The character encoding can be set on the output Handler.
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| XMLFormatter() | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| String | format(LogRecord record)Format the given message to XML. | 
| String | getHead(Handler h)Return the header string for a set of XML formatted records. | 
| String | getTail(Handler h)Return the tail string for a set of XML formatted records. | 
formatMessagepublic String format(LogRecord record)
 This method can be overridden in a subclass.
 It is recommended to use the Formatter.formatMessage(java.util.logging.LogRecord)
 convenience method to localize and format the message field.
public String getHead(Handler h)
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