XMLFormatter

public class XMLFormatter
extends Formatter

java.lang.Object
↳	java.util.logging.Formatter
	↳	java.util.logging.XMLFormatter

Format a LogRecord into a standard XML format.

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.

Summary

Public constructors
`XMLFormatter()`

Public methods
`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.

Inherited methods

From class


        
          java.util.logging.Formatter

`abstract String`	`format(LogRecord record)` Format the given log record and return the formatted string.
`String`	`formatMessage(LogRecord record)` Localize and format the message string from a log record.
`String`	`getHead(Handler h)` Return the header string for a set of formatted records.
`String`	`getTail(Handler h)` Return the tail string for a set of formatted records.

From class


        
          java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
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Public constructors

XMLFormatter

Added in API level 1

public XMLFormatter ()

Public methods

format

Added in API level 1

public String format (LogRecord record)

Format the given message to XML.

This method can be overridden in a subclass. It is recommended to use the Formatter#formatMessage convenience method to localize and format the message field.

Parameters
`record`	`LogRecord`: the log record to be formatted.

Returns
`String`	a formatted log record

getHead

Added in API level 1

public String getHead (Handler h)

Return the header string for a set of XML formatted records.

Parameters
`h`	`Handler`: The target handler (can be null)

Returns
`String`	a valid XML string

getTail

Added in API level 1

public String getTail (Handler h)

Return the tail string for a set of XML formatted records.

Parameters
`h`	`Handler`: The target handler (can be null)

Returns
`String`	a valid XML string