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DailyRollingFileAppender alternative in Log4j 2x

DailyRollingFileAppender was removed in Log4j 2x. What should be used instead? Answer Use a RollingFile 1 with TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy 2. e.g.: See more in Apache Log4j 2 User’s Guide [PDF]. Notes org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling…

Where does maven search for log4j.properties file?

I am facing issues using log4j with Maven. I’ve one properties file i.e log4j.properties and I’ve put that file at the same path where project’s pom.xml is stored. pom.xml I’ve used log4j in my code which is under test folder. Code I would like to know, how does maven identify where th…

Log4J creates log file but does not write to it

I’m trying to configure log4j to log messages to a file. Right now, the file does get created with the name I provide, but the logs are not written to the file. My code: Contents of my log4j.properties file: When I run this, I get this output in the console: The file log.log does get created in my main …

LOG4J in Android

I have a Java Project with a lot of files, which is using LOG4J. Now I am trying to Port it to the Android platform. Is it possible to reuse the code as it is, with LOG4J function calls? Current understanding: Property configuration won’t work (beans dependency) I tried with LOG4J for Android and SL4J L…

Is it fine to do logs in java class with thread id?

When we add logs in to the java class (using log4j), Is it fine to add thread id with that log messages? is it a bad practice? My idea was to add this thread id; Once we examine a log file of a multithreaded application, it is difficult to find out the correct flow using logs. (As an example, say