Creating a stand-alone Logger with output sent to a file

This code sample demonstrates how to create a stand-alone Logger with output sent to a file.

About this task

This sample uses the java.util.logging.Logger object, sets the logger to the ManagedConnectionFactory object and the log level to FINEST:

1. In the application, create a java.util.logging.Logger object and a FileHandler, pass the output file to the FileHandler, set the logger to the ManagedConnectionFactory object, and set the log level:

   com.ibm.connector2.ims.ico.IMSManagedConnectionFactory mcf = 
           new com.ibm.connector2.ims.ico.IMSManagedConnectionFactory();
   mcf.setHostName("yourHostName");
   mcf.setDataStoreName("yourDataStore");
   mcf.setPortNumber(new Integer(yourPortNumber));
    
   // Create a file logger
   Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("myLogger");
   FileHandler fh = new FileHandler("output.txt");
   SimpleFormatter formatter = new SimpleFormatter();  
   fh.setFormatter(formatter);
   logger.addHandler(fh);
    
   // Set the file logger to the IMSManagedConnectionFactory object
   // Set log level to finest
   LogUtils logUtils = new LogUtils(logger, "log", "yourProduct", "yourVersion");
   mcf.setLogUtil(logUtils);
   mcf.getLogUtil().setLoggingLevel(Level.FINEST);
   connFactory = (ConnectionFactory) mcf.createConnectionFactory();
   

2. Add your other code for the application.
3. Run the application.

Results

As the application runs, information is logged to the output.txt file.