com.ibm.ras

Class RASMessageLogger

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    RASConstants, RASILogger, RASIMaskChangeGenerator, RASIMaskChangeListener, RASIMessageEvent, RASIMessageLogger, RASIObject, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.EventListener
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    WsJrasMessageLogger
    Deprecated. 
    As of WAS 6.0, recommend using java.util.logging

    public class RASMessageLogger
extends RASLogger
implements RASIMessageLogger, RASIMessageEvent
    RASMessageLogger generates message data and is one of two RASLogger sub-classes provided in this package. (The other is RASTraceLogger.) The purpose of message logging is to provide information to the users of an application. (Contrast this with tracing, which is intended for software developers and service teams.) As a general guideline, a message should be logged only if the information it contains is of value to the user.

    By default, message logging is on when a RASMessageLogger is created.

    RASMessageLogger supports three types of messages: information, warning and error. For warning and error messages, you should provide details telling the customer how to rectify the situation. These types are formally defined in the RASIMessageEvent class. The message, msg and textMessage methods do not validate the type assigned to a message, so an error could result in the failure to log the message.

    Normally, the text for a set of messages is stored in one or more message files. Text strings are accessed by a "key," which is a name for the message text. This mechanism allows the message text to be separated from the program that uses it, making translation into different languages easier.

    A message logger, therefore, must be told which message files to search. Two mechanisms are available to accomplish this:

    • When the message is logged, name the message file containing the message key. The msg methods in this class do this.
    • Use setMessageFile to register one message file with the message logger. The message methods in this class assume that one message file has been registered. If more than one message file is required, the msg methods can be used with the additional message files.

    The message key can be any desired string. For example, a key HUNGRY might select the message text, "Are you ready to eat?" This key may be displayed as part of a formatted message and can be used more formally to identify messages. For example, instead of HUNGRY, the key might be RAS0001I. In this scheme the first three characters identify the product or, perhaps, component -- the RAS Toolkit, in this case. The next four numbers select a RAS message. The last character is set to I for informational messages, W for warning messages and E for error messages.

    If a message file is not specified, or the message key is not found in the message file, an error message is formatted instead.

    The message files may be any subclass of java.util.ResourceBundles. In practice, the PropertyResourceBundle is usually the most practical form to use. Within the RAS Toolkit, these ResourceBundles are wrapped by the RASMessageCatalog class, which provides methods to conveniently format the message strings. See setMessageFile for information on how to specify the message file name.

    Run-time substitution of variables into the message text is possible. The message, msg and textMessage methods accept a number of Objects whose String representations may be inserted into the message text according to the rules of the java.text.MessageFormat class. The only restriction is that the Objects are converted to Strings before they are passed to the MessageFormat class, so that the MessageFormat style options (such as {1,time}) may not be used.

    RASMessageLogger provides the ability to suppress individual messages. This feature might be used if a program were logging the same message again and again and the system administrator did not want to see any more of them. The addSuppressedKey method is used to stop the logging of specific messages.

    The message and msg methods all include the name of the class and method which generated the message. When logging messages in non-static methods, you may use the methods that take "this" (the object being traced) as the second parameter. This is a convenience to the programmer, as the class name can be derived from any Object. For static methods, an object does not exist. Use the methods which take "String className" as the second parameter. This latter approach may be used in all methods, if desired. It will also result in better performance (significant if many messages are logged), as the RAS system will not have to translate an Object to a class name.

    RASMessageLogger provides minimal support for the logging of plain text messages which do not use message catalogs. The textMessage methods are available for this. They are provided as a convenience for an application developer who might want to log a quick debug message that will not make it into the final product. The textMessage method takes an arbitrary text string in place of a message key. Objects may be included with the message, but they are displayed with the message text (according to their toString representation), not substituted into the message text.

    RASMessageLogger has several optional fields which may be included in the message. These fields should not vary among messages produced by a given RASMessageLogger, so they are not included in the message methods of this class. They can, however, be specified through a RASMessageLogger constructor or by the appropriate "set" and "get" methods of this class. These fields are:

    • The name of the organization which owns the application that creates these messages.
    • The name of the product that creates these messages.
    • The name of the component within the product that creates these messages.
    • A server associated with the creation of the messages.
    • The client on whose behalf the messages are created.
    If not specified, each of these fields defaults to an empty string.

    Note: Classes which extend RASMessageLogger should, in their constructors, call addMessageEventClass to register the RASIEvent classes which the logger generates. This will allow a graphical program to query the logger to determine the supported RAS events. The events, in turn, can be queried to determine their set of supported event types.

    See Also:
    RASIMessageLogger, RASMessageEvent, RASIHandler, Serialized Form

    • Constructor Detail

      • RASMessageLogger

        public RASMessageLogger()
        Deprecated. 
        Creates a RASMessageLogger. The name and description of this object are empty strings.

      • RASMessageLogger

        public RASMessageLogger(java.lang.String name)
        Deprecated. 
        Creates a RASMessageLogger. The description of this object is an empty string.
        Parameters:
        name - The name of this object.

      • RASMessageLogger

        public RASMessageLogger(java.lang.String name,
                java.lang.String desc)
        Deprecated. 
        Creates a RASMessageLogger.
        Parameters:
        name - The name of this object.
        desc - The description of this object.

      • RASMessageLogger

        public RASMessageLogger(java.lang.String name,
                java.lang.String desc,
                java.lang.String org,
                java.lang.String prod,
                java.lang.String comp,
                java.lang.String server,
                java.lang.String client)
        Deprecated. 
        Creates a RASMessageLogger. (See the prologue for a description of each of these elements.)
        Parameters:
        name - The name of this logger.
        desc - The description of this logger.
        org - The organization.
        prod - The product.
        comp - The component.
        server - The server.
        client - The client.

    • Method Detail

      • init

        protected void init()
        Deprecated. 
        Initializes this object, setting default values.
        Overrides:
        init in class RASLogger

      • getConfig

        public java.util.Hashtable getConfig()
        Deprecated. 
        Gets the configuration of this object.
        Specified by:
        getConfig in interface RASILogger
        Specified by:
        getConfig in interface RASIMaskChangeGenerator
        Specified by:
        getConfig in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Specified by:
        getConfig in interface RASIObject
        Overrides:
        getConfig in class RASLogger
        Returns:
        A Hashtable containing the configuration. This object inserts the following key/value pairs into the configuration:

        organization
        The organization.
        product
        The product.
        component
        The component.
        messageFile
        A message file name, used to translate message keys.
        suppressedKeys
        A blank-delimited set of message keys which are not to be processed.

        All values are Strings. The parent and extensions of this object may add additional keys.

      • setConfig

        public void setConfig(java.util.Hashtable ht)
        Deprecated. 
        Sets the configuration of this object. This method is used by a RASManager to initialize a RAS object. It should not be necessary for an application to use this method.
        Specified by:
        setConfig in interface RASILogger
        Specified by:
        setConfig in interface RASIMaskChangeGenerator
        Specified by:
        setConfig in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Specified by:
        setConfig in interface RASIObject
        Overrides:
        setConfig in class RASLogger
        Parameters:
        ht - A Hashtable containing the configuration. This object searches for the following keys:

        organization
        The organization.
        product
        The product.
        component
        The component.
        messageFile
        A message file name, used to translate message keys.
        suppressedKeys
        A blank-delimited set of message keys which are not to be processed.

        All values are Strings. If a key is not found, an internal default for that element is set instead. The parent and extensions of this object may use additional keys.

      • getOrganization

        public java.lang.String getOrganization()
        Deprecated. 
        Gets the name of the organization which wrote the application that is using this logger.
        Specified by:
        getOrganization in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Returns:
        The organization name, or an empty string ("") if the organization has not been set.

      • setOrganization

        public void setOrganization(java.lang.String name)
        Deprecated. 
        Sets the name of the organization which wrote the application that is using this logger. If the name is null, the current name is not changed.
        Specified by:
        setOrganization in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        name - The organization name.

      • getProduct

        public java.lang.String getProduct()
        Deprecated. 
        Gets the name of the product that is using this logger.
        Specified by:
        getProduct in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Returns:
        The product name, or an empty string ("") if the product has not been set.

      • setProduct

        public void setProduct(java.lang.String name)
        Deprecated. 
        Sets the name of the product that is using this logger. If the name is null, the current name is not changed.
        Specified by:
        setProduct in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        name - The product name.

      • getComponent

        public java.lang.String getComponent()
        Deprecated. 
        Gets the name of the component that is using this logger.
        Specified by:
        getComponent in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Returns:
        The component name, or an empty string ("") if the component has not been set.

      • setComponent

        public void setComponent(java.lang.String name)
        Deprecated. 
        Sets the name of the component that is using this logger. If the name is null, the current name is not changed.
        Specified by:
        setComponent in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        name - The component name.

      • getMessageFile

        public java.lang.String getMessageFile()
        Deprecated. 
        Gets the message file associated with this logger.
        Specified by:
        getMessageFile in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Returns:
        The message file name, or null if a message file has not been added to the logger.

      • setMessageFile

        public void setMessageFile(java.lang.String file)
        Deprecated. 
        Sets the message file associated with this logger. If the file is null, the current message file is not changed. If the message file does not exist, a message indicating this will be displayed in place of the formatted message.

        The message file name is the base name of the java.util.ResourceBundle containing the messages. For example, if your base file was com.ibm.ras.RASMsgs.properties you would pass "com.ibm.ras.RASMsgs" to this method.

        Specified by:
        setMessageFile in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        file - The message file name.

      • addSuppressedKey

        public void addSuppressedKey(java.lang.String key)
        Deprecated. 
        Adds a single message key to a set of keys which should not be logged. More than one message key may be in this set. If the key is null or is already registered, this method does nothing.
        Specified by:
        addSuppressedKey in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        key - The message key which is not to be logged.

      • removeSuppressedKey

        public void removeSuppressedKey(java.lang.String key)
        Deprecated. 
        Removes a single message key from the set of keys which should not be logged. If the key is null or is not registered, this method does nothing.
        Specified by:
        removeSuppressedKey in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        key - The message key to be removed.

      • getSuppressedKeys

        public java.util.Vector getSuppressedKeys()
        Deprecated. 
        Gets all of the suppressed message keys associated with this logger.
        Specified by:
        getSuppressedKeys in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Returns:
        A Vector of message keys. If no suppressed keys are registered, the Vector is empty.

      • message

        public void message(long type,
           java.lang.Object obj,
           java.lang.String methodName,
           java.lang.String key)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key, with no parameters. This call can be used in a non-static method and assumes that at least one message file is registered with the logger.
        Specified by:
        message in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        obj - The logging object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.

      • message

        public void message(long type,
           java.lang.Object obj,
           java.lang.String methodName,
           java.lang.String key,
           java.lang.Object parm1)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key, with one parameter. This call can be used in a non-static method and assumes that at least one message file is registered with the logger.
        Specified by:
        message in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        obj - The logging object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        parm1 - An element to be inserted into the message.

      • message

        public void message(long type,
           java.lang.Object obj,
           java.lang.String methodName,
           java.lang.String key,
           java.lang.Object parm1,
           java.lang.Object parm2)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key, with two parameters. This call can be used in a non-static method and assumes that at least one message file is registered with the logger.
        Specified by:
        message in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        obj - The logging object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        parm1 - An element to be inserted into the message.
        parm2 - An element to be inserted into the message.

      • message

        public void message(long type,
           java.lang.Object obj,
           java.lang.String methodName,
           java.lang.String key,
           java.lang.Object[] parms)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key, with an array of parameters. This call can be used in a non-static method and assumes that at least one message file is registered with the logger.
        Specified by:
        message in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        obj - The logging object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        parms - An array of elements to be inserted into the message.

      • message

        public void message(long type,
           java.lang.String className,
           java.lang.String methodName,
           java.lang.String key)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key, with no parameters. This call can be used in any method and assumes that at least one message file is registered with the logger.
        Specified by:
        message in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        className - The name of the logging class.
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.

      • message

        public void message(long type,
           java.lang.String className,
           java.lang.String methodName,
           java.lang.String key,
           java.lang.Object parm1)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key, with one parameter. This call can be used in any method and assumes that at least one message file is registered with the logger.
        Specified by:
        message in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        className - The name of the logging class.
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        parm1 - An element to be inserted into the message.

      • message

        public void message(long type,
           java.lang.String className,
           java.lang.String methodName,
           java.lang.String key,
           java.lang.Object parm1,
           java.lang.Object parm2)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key, with two parameters. This call can be used in any method and assumes that at least one message file is registered with the logger.
        Specified by:
        message in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        className - The name of the logging class.
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        parm1 - An element to be inserted into the message.
        parm2 - An element to be inserted into the message.

      • message

        public void message(long type,
           java.lang.String className,
           java.lang.String methodName,
           java.lang.String key,
           java.lang.Object[] parms)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key, with an array of parameters. This call can be used in any method and assumes that at least one message file is registered with the logger.
        Specified by:
        message in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        className - The name of the logging class.
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        parms - An array of elements to be inserted into the message.

      • msg

        public void msg(long type,
       java.lang.Object obj,
       java.lang.String methodName,
       java.lang.String key,
       java.lang.String file)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key and file, with no parameters. This call can be used in a non-static method.
        Specified by:
        msg in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        obj - The logging object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        file - The name of the message file to use.

      • msg

        public void msg(long type,
       java.lang.Object obj,
       java.lang.String methodName,
       java.lang.String key,
       java.lang.String file,
       java.lang.Object parm1)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key and file, with one parameter. This call can be used in a non-static method.
        Specified by:
        msg in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        obj - The logging object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        file - The name of the message file to use.
        parm1 - An element to be inserted into the message.

      • msg

        public void msg(long type,
       java.lang.Object obj,
       java.lang.String methodName,
       java.lang.String key,
       java.lang.String file,
       java.lang.Object parm1,
       java.lang.Object parm2)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key and file, with two parameters. This call can be used in a non-static method.
        Specified by:
        msg in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        obj - The logging object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        file - The name of the message file to use.
        parm1 - An element to be inserted into the message.
        parm2 - An element to be inserted into the message.

      • msg

        public void msg(long type,
       java.lang.Object obj,
       java.lang.String methodName,
       java.lang.String key,
       java.lang.String file,
       java.lang.Object[] parms)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key and file, with an array of parameters. This call can be used in a non-static method.
        Specified by:
        msg in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        obj - The logging object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        file - The name of the message file to use.
        parms - An array of elements to be inserted into the message.

      • msg

        public void msg(long type,
       java.lang.String className,
       java.lang.String methodName,
       java.lang.String key,
       java.lang.String file)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key and file, with no parameters. This call can be used in any method.
        Specified by:
        msg in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        className - The name of the logging class.
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        file - The name of the message file to use.

      • msg

        public void msg(long type,
       java.lang.String className,
       java.lang.String methodName,
       java.lang.String key,
       java.lang.String file,
       java.lang.Object parm1)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key and file, with one parameter. This call can be used in any method.
        Specified by:
        msg in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        className - The name of the logging class.
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        file - The name of the message file to use.
        parm1 - An element to be inserted into the message.

      • msg

        public void msg(long type,
       java.lang.String className,
       java.lang.String methodName,
       java.lang.String key,
       java.lang.String file,
       java.lang.Object parm1,
       java.lang.Object parm2)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key and file, with two parameters. This call can be used in any method.
        Specified by:
        msg in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        className - The name of the logging class.
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        file - The name of the message file to use.
        parm1 - An element to be inserted into the message.
        parm2 - An element to be inserted into the message.

      • msg

        public void msg(long type,
       java.lang.String className,
       java.lang.String methodName,
       java.lang.String key,
       java.lang.String file,
       java.lang.Object[] parms)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a message, by key and file, with an array of parameters. This call can be used in any method.
        Specified by:
        msg in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        className - The name of the logging class.
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        key - The message key.
        file - The name of the message file to use.
        parms - An array of elements to be inserted into the message.

      • textMessage

        public void textMessage(long type,
               java.lang.Object obj,
               java.lang.String methodName,
               java.lang.String text)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a text message (no key) with no parameters. This call can be used in a non-static method.
        Specified by:
        textMessage in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        obj - The logging object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        text - The message text.

      • textMessage

        public void textMessage(long type,
               java.lang.Object obj,
               java.lang.String methodName,
               java.lang.String text,
               java.lang.Object parm1)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a text message (no key) with one parameter. This call can be used in a non-static method.
        Specified by:
        textMessage in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        obj - The logging object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        text - The message text.
        parm1 - An element to be displayed with the message.

      • textMessage

        public void textMessage(long type,
               java.lang.Object obj,
               java.lang.String methodName,
               java.lang.String text,
               java.lang.Object parm1,
               java.lang.Object parm2)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a text message (no key) with two parameters. This call can be used in a non-static method.
        Specified by:
        textMessage in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        obj - The logging object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        text - The message text.
        parm1 - An element to be displayed with the message.
        parm2 - An element to be displayed with the message.

      • textMessage

        public void textMessage(long type,
               java.lang.Object obj,
               java.lang.String methodName,
               java.lang.String text,
               java.lang.Object[] parms)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a text message (no key) with an array of parameters. This call can be used in a non-static method.
        Specified by:
        textMessage in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        obj - The logging object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        text - The message text.
        parms - An array of elements to be displayed with the message.

      • textMessage

        public void textMessage(long type,
               java.lang.String className,
               java.lang.String methodName,
               java.lang.String text)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a text message (no key) with no parameters. This call can be used in any method.
        Specified by:
        textMessage in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        className - The name of the logging class.
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        text - The message text.

      • textMessage

        public void textMessage(long type,
               java.lang.String className,
               java.lang.String methodName,
               java.lang.String text,
               java.lang.Object parm1)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a text message (no key) with one parameter. This call can be used in any method.
        Specified by:
        textMessage in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        className - The name of the logging class.
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        text - The message text.
        parm1 - An element to be displayed with the message.

      • textMessage

        public void textMessage(long type,
               java.lang.String className,
               java.lang.String methodName,
               java.lang.String text,
               java.lang.Object parm1,
               java.lang.Object parm2)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a text message (no key) with two parameters. This call can be used in any method.
        Specified by:
        textMessage in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        className - The name of the logging class.
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        text - The message text.
        parm1 - An element to be displayed with the message.
        parm2 - An element to be displayed with the message.

      • textMessage

        public void textMessage(long type,
               java.lang.String className,
               java.lang.String methodName,
               java.lang.String text,
               java.lang.Object[] parms)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs a text message (no key) with an array of parameters. This call can be used in any method.
        Specified by:
        textMessage in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        className - The name of the logging class.
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        text - The message text.
        parms - An array of elements to be displayed with the message.

      • exception

        public void exception(long type,
             java.lang.Object obj,
             java.lang.String methodName,
             java.lang.Exception exception)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs an Exception in a non-static method.
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the trace point.
        obj - The traced object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the traced method.
        exception - An Exception object.

      • exception

        public void exception(long type,
             java.lang.String className,
             java.lang.String methodName,
             java.lang.Exception exception)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs an Exception in a static method.
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the trace point.
        className - The name of the traced class.
        methodName - The name of the traced method.
        exception - An Exception object.

      • exception

        public void exception(long type,
             java.lang.Object obj,
             java.lang.String methodName,
             java.lang.Throwable exception)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs an Exception in a non-static method.
        Specified by:
        exception in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the trace point.
        obj - The traced object ("this").
        methodName - The name of the traced method.
        exception - A Throwable object.

      • exception

        public void exception(long type,
             java.lang.String className,
             java.lang.String methodName,
             java.lang.Throwable exception)
        Deprecated. 
        Logs an Exception in a static method.
        Specified by:
        exception in interface RASIMessageLogger
        Parameters:
        type - The type of the trace point.
        className - The name of the traced class.
        methodName - The name of the traced method.
        exception - A Throwable object.

      • logMsg

        protected void logMsg(long type,
          java.lang.String className,
          java.lang.String methodName,
          java.lang.String keyOrText,
          java.lang.String file,
          java.lang.Object[] parms,
          java.lang.Throwable exception)
        Deprecated. 
        Generates a RASMessageEvent and sends it to all attached handlers.

        This method assumes that any checks to see if the RAS event can be logged have already been done.

        Parameters:
        type - The type of the message.
        className - The name of the logging class.
        methodName - The name of the logging method.
        keyOrText - The message key or message text.
        file - The name of the message file to use. This value may be null, if logging a text message.
        parms - An array of elements to be inserted into the message.
        exception - A Throwable object.

      • maskValueChanged

        public void maskValueChanged(RASMaskChangeEvent mc)
        Deprecated. 
        Indicates that the value of the handler's message mask has changed.

        This method is intended to improve the performance of the isLoggable method. When notified of a change in the value of a handler's mask, the logger can update its internal data, which allows the logger to determine if a RAS event will be logged.

        Specified by:
        maskValueChanged in interface RASIMaskChangeListener
        Specified by:
        maskValueChanged in class RASLogger
        Parameters:
        mc - A mask change event, indicating what has changed.
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