Hello World Example using Log4j

on February 12, 2017

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Hello World Example using Log4j API

In this example, We will show you simple hello world example using Log4j API. The example program has been tested and shared in the same post.

Creating Logger Instance (ApplicationLogger.java)

package com.dineshkrish;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
public class ApplicationLogger {
static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Logger.class);
public static Logger getLogger() {
return logger;
}
}

Adding Log4j Dependency (pom.xml)

<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>log4j</groupId>
<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
<version>1.2.17</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>

Log4j Configuration (log4j.properties)

# Define the root logger with appender file
log = .
log4j.rootLogger = DEBUG, FILE
# Define the file appender
log4j.appender.FILE=org.apache.log4j.FileAppender
log4j.appender.FILE.File=${log}/log.out
# Define the layout for file appender
log4j.appender.FILE.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.FILE.layout.conversionPattern=%m%n

Testing the Logger (Test.java)

package com.dineshkrish;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
ApplicationLogger.getLogger().info("Hello World 1");		
ApplicationLogger.getLogger().info("Hello World 2");		
ApplicationLogger.getLogger().info("Hello World 3");		
ApplicationLogger.getLogger().info("Hello World 4");		
ApplicationLogger.getLogger().info("Hello World 5");		
ApplicationLogger.getLogger().info("Hello World 6");		
ApplicationLogger.getLogger().info("Hello World 7");		
ApplicationLogger.getLogger().info("Hello World 8");		
ApplicationLogger.getLogger().info("Hello World 9");		
ApplicationLogger.getLogger().info("Hello World 10");		
}
}