RASConstants (IBM WebSphere Application Server, Release 8.5)

All Known Implementing Classes:

RASBaseGroup, RASEvent, RASGroup, RASLogger, RASManager, RASMaskChangeGenerator, RASMessageEvent, RASMessageLogger, RASObject, RASPropertyDataStore, RASTraceEvent, RASTraceLogger, WsJrasMessageLogger, WsJrasTraceLogger

Deprecated.
As of WAS 6.0, recommend using java.util.logging
```
public interface RASConstants
```
RASConstants defines a set of constants used by the RAS Toolkit.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_CLASS_NAME` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the name of the class the `RASManager` must instantiate to create an object.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_CLIENT` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the client name that the `RASMessageLogger` associates with a logged message.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_COMPONENT` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the component name that the `RASMessageLogger` associates with a logged message.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_DATE_FORMAT` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the `SimpleDateFormat` format string to be used by the `RASFormatter` class when formatting a date.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_DEFAULT_HANDLERS` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the default handlers that may be attached to any message or trace logger.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_DEFAULT_MESSAGE_HANDLERS` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the default handlers that may be attached to any message logger.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_DEFAULT_TRACE_HANDLERS` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the default handlers that may be attached to any trace logger.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_DESCRIPTION` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the description of any `RASObject`.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_ENCODING` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the encoding (code page) to be used by the `RASFileHandler`.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_EXCEPTION` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: an `Exception` in a RAS message.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_EXCEPTION_TRACE` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the stack trace from an `Exception` in a RAS message.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_FILE_NAME` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the file used by the `RASFileHandler`.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_FORMATTER_NAMES` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the names of the formatters attached to a `RASHandler`.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_GROUP` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the RAS group of which a RAS object is a member.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_HANDLER_NAMES` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the names of the handlers attached to a `RASLogger`.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_HEX_DATA` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: an array of bytes to be traced.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_IS_CIRCULAR` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: whether a `RASHandler` is using a circular buffer.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_IS_LOGGING` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the state of a `RASLogger` (on/off).
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_IS_SYNC` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: whether a `RASLogger` is logging synchronously.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_LOGGER` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the name of the `RASTraceLogger` placed in a trace record.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_LOGGING_CLASS` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the name of the class which logged a RAS event.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_LOGGING_METHOD` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the name of the method which logged a RAS event.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_MAX_FILE_SIZE` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the maximum size, in kilobytes, of each log file used by the `RASMultiFileHandler`.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_MAX_FILES` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the maximum number of files which a `RASMultiFileHandler` will use to hold log data.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the maximum number of `RASIEvents` which a `RASHandler` will hold.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_MESSAGE_EVENT_CLASSES` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the set of message event classes used by a `RASLogger`.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_MESSAGE_FILE` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: a message file name, used by the `RASMessageLogger` to translate message keys.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_MESSAGE_MASK` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the message mask used by a `RASMessageLogger` and the `RASHandler`.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_NAME` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the name of any `RASObject`.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_ORGANIZATION` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the organization name that the `RASMessageLogger` associates with a logged message.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_PRODUCT` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the product name that the `RASMessageLogger` associates with a logged message.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_RETRY_INTERVAL` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the number of milliseconds that a `RASHandler` will wait before retrying a failed write.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_SEPARATOR` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the string used by the `RASFormatter` class to separate fields in the formatted output.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_SERVER` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the server name that the `RASMessageLogger` associates with a logged message.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_SOCKET_PORT` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the port used by the `RASSocketHandler`.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_SOCKET_SERVER` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the name of the server to which the `RASSocketHandler` will connect.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_SUPPRESSED_KEYS` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the message keys which the `RASMessageLogger` will not display.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_THREAD_ID` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the thread associated with trace data.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_TIME_FORMAT` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the `SimpleDateFormat` format string to be used by the `RASFormatter` class when formatting a time.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_TRACE_EVENT_CLASSES` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the set of trace event classes used by a `RASLogger`.
`static java.lang.String`	`KEY_TRACE_MASK` Deprecated. A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the trace mask used by a `RASTraceLogger` and the `RASHandler`.
`static java.lang.String`	`RAS_VERSION` Deprecated. The current version of the RAS Toolkit.

- Field Detail
  - RAS_VERSION
```
static final java.lang.String RAS_VERSION
```
    Deprecated.
    
    The current version of the RAS Toolkit.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_CLASS_NAME
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_CLASS_NAME
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the name of the class the RASManager must instantiate to create an object.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_CLIENT
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_CLIENT
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the client name that the RASMessageLogger associates with a logged message.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_COMPONENT
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_COMPONENT
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the component name that the RASMessageLogger associates with a logged message.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_DESCRIPTION
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_DESCRIPTION
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the description of any RASObject.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_DATE_FORMAT
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_DATE_FORMAT
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the SimpleDateFormat format string to be used by the RASFormatter class when formatting a date.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_DEFAULT_HANDLERS
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_DEFAULT_HANDLERS
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the default handlers that may be attached to any message or trace logger.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_DEFAULT_MESSAGE_HANDLERS
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_DEFAULT_MESSAGE_HANDLERS
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the default handlers that may be attached to any message logger.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_DEFAULT_TRACE_HANDLERS
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_DEFAULT_TRACE_HANDLERS
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the default handlers that may be attached to any trace logger.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_ENCODING
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_ENCODING
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the encoding (code page) to be used by the RASFileHandler.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_EXCEPTION
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_EXCEPTION
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: an Exception in a RAS message.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_EXCEPTION_TRACE
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_EXCEPTION_TRACE
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the stack trace from an Exception in a RAS message.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_FILE_NAME
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_FILE_NAME
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the file used by the RASFileHandler.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_FORMATTER_NAMES
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_FORMATTER_NAMES
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the names of the formatters attached to a RASHandler.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_GROUP
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_GROUP
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the RAS group of which a RAS object is a member.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_HANDLER_NAMES
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_HANDLER_NAMES
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the names of the handlers attached to a RASLogger.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_HEX_DATA
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_HEX_DATA
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: an array of bytes to be traced.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_IS_CIRCULAR
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_IS_CIRCULAR
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: whether a RASHandler is using a circular buffer.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_IS_LOGGING
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_IS_LOGGING
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the state of a RASLogger (on/off).
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_IS_SYNC
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_IS_SYNC
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: whether a RASLogger is logging synchronously.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_LOGGER
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_LOGGER
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the name of the RASTraceLogger placed in a trace record.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_LOGGING_CLASS
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_LOGGING_CLASS
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the name of the class which logged a RAS event.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_LOGGING_METHOD
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_LOGGING_METHOD
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the name of the method which logged a RAS event.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_MAX_FILES
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_MAX_FILES
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the maximum number of files which a RASMultiFileHandler will use to hold log data.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_MAX_FILE_SIZE
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_MAX_FILE_SIZE
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the maximum size, in kilobytes, of each log file used by the RASMultiFileHandler.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the maximum number of RASIEvents which a RASHandler will hold.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_MESSAGE_EVENT_CLASSES
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_MESSAGE_EVENT_CLASSES
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the set of message event classes used by a RASLogger.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_MESSAGE_MASK
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_MESSAGE_MASK
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the message mask used by a RASMessageLogger and the RASHandler.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_MESSAGE_FILE
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_MESSAGE_FILE
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: a message file name, used by the RASMessageLogger to translate message keys.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_NAME
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_NAME
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the name of any RASObject.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_ORGANIZATION
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_ORGANIZATION
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the organization name that the RASMessageLogger associates with a logged message.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_PRODUCT
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_PRODUCT
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the product name that the RASMessageLogger associates with a logged message.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_RETRY_INTERVAL
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_RETRY_INTERVAL
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the number of milliseconds that a RASHandler will wait before retrying a failed write.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_SEPARATOR
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_SEPARATOR
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the string used by the RASFormatter class to separate fields in the formatted output.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_SERVER
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_SERVER
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the server name that the RASMessageLogger associates with a logged message.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_SOCKET_PORT
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_SOCKET_PORT
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the port used by the RASSocketHandler.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_SOCKET_SERVER
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_SOCKET_SERVER
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the name of the server to which the RASSocketHandler will connect.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_SUPPRESSED_KEYS
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_SUPPRESSED_KEYS
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the message keys which the RASMessageLogger will not display.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_THREAD_ID
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_THREAD_ID
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the thread associated with trace data.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_TIME_FORMAT
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_TIME_FORMAT
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the SimpleDateFormat format string to be used by the RASFormatter class when formatting a time.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_TRACE_EVENT_CLASSES
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_TRACE_EVENT_CLASSES
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the set of trace event classes used by a RASLogger.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - KEY_TRACE_MASK
```
static final java.lang.String KEY_TRACE_MASK
```
    Deprecated.
    
    A key used to access a RAS object configuration value: the trace mask used by a RASTraceLogger and the RASHandler.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values

RAS_VERSION

KEY_CLASS_NAME

KEY_CLIENT

KEY_COMPONENT

KEY_DESCRIPTION

KEY_DATE_FORMAT

KEY_DEFAULT_HANDLERS

KEY_DEFAULT_MESSAGE_HANDLERS

KEY_DEFAULT_TRACE_HANDLERS

KEY_ENCODING

KEY_EXCEPTION

KEY_EXCEPTION_TRACE

KEY_FILE_NAME

KEY_FORMATTER_NAMES

KEY_GROUP

KEY_HANDLER_NAMES

KEY_HEX_DATA

KEY_IS_CIRCULAR

KEY_IS_LOGGING

KEY_IS_SYNC

KEY_LOGGER

KEY_LOGGING_CLASS

KEY_LOGGING_METHOD

KEY_MAX_FILES

KEY_MAX_FILE_SIZE

KEY_MAX_QUEUE_SIZE

KEY_MESSAGE_EVENT_CLASSES

KEY_MESSAGE_MASK

KEY_MESSAGE_FILE

KEY_NAME

KEY_ORGANIZATION

KEY_PRODUCT

KEY_RETRY_INTERVAL

KEY_SEPARATOR

KEY_SERVER

KEY_SOCKET_PORT

KEY_SOCKET_SERVER

KEY_SUPPRESSED_KEYS

KEY_THREAD_ID

KEY_TIME_FORMAT

KEY_TRACE_EVENT_CLASSES

KEY_TRACE_MASK