LoggingDocs.md

Logging

Usage

Initialization

private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(MyClass.class.getCanonicalName());

Where MyClass is where the logger is being initialized.

Normal Logging

To Log Messages Use logger.info("Message to be logged");

Logging Exceptions

To log exceptions you should use this notation

try { 
  Code that Generates Exception 
} catch (IOException e){
  logger.log(Level.WARNING, e.getMessage(), e);
}

Of course, Changing the Level to something appropriate. Such as Level.SEVERE

Various Logging Levels are:

SEVERE messages should describe events that are of considerable importance and which will prevent normal program execution.

WARNING messages should describe events which indicate potential problems.

INFO messages should only be used for reasonably significant messages.

CONFIG messages are intended to provide a variety of static configuration information, to assist in debugging problems that may be associated with particular configurations.

All of FINE, FINER, and FINEST are intended for relatively detailed tracing and should not be pushed to the main code base.