Deprecated API

Contents

• Fields
• Methods
• Constructors

Fields

Field	Description
org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory.nullClassLoaderFactory	since 1.1.2
org.apache.log4j.helpers.LogLog.CONFIG_DEBUG_KEY	Use LogLog.DEBUG_KEY instead.
org.apache.log4j.LogManager.CONFIGURATOR_CLASS_KEY	This variable is for internal use only. It will become private in future versions.
org.apache.log4j.LogManager.DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION_FILE	This variable is for internal use only. It will become package protected in future versions.
org.apache.log4j.LogManager.DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION_KEY	This variable is for internal use only. It will become private in future versions.
org.apache.log4j.LogManager.DEFAULT_INIT_OVERRIDE_KEY	This variable is for internal use only. It will become private in future versions.
org.apache.log4j.Priority.DEBUG	Use Level.DEBUG instead.
org.apache.log4j.Priority.ERROR	Use Level.ERROR instead.
org.apache.log4j.Priority.FATAL	Use Level.FATAL instead.
org.apache.log4j.Priority.INFO	Use Level.INFO instead.
org.apache.log4j.Priority.WARN	Use Level.WARN instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.FACTORY_PROPERTY_NAME	Replaced since 2.24.0 with "log4j.provider".

Methods

Method	Description
org.apache.log4j.Category.exists(String)	Please use LogManager.exists(java.lang.String) instead.
org.apache.log4j.Category.getChainedPriority()	Please use the the Category.getEffectiveLevel() method instead.
org.apache.log4j.Category.getCurrentCategories()	Please use LogManager.getCurrentLoggers() instead.
org.apache.log4j.Category.getDefaultHierarchy()	Please use LogManager.getLoggerRepository() instead.
org.apache.log4j.Category.getHierarchy()	Please use Category.getLoggerRepository() instead.
org.apache.log4j.Category.getInstance(String)	Make sure to use Logger.getLogger(String) instead.
org.apache.log4j.Category.getPriority()	Please use Category.getLevel() instead.
org.apache.log4j.Category.getRoot()	Please use Logger.getRootLogger() instead.
org.apache.log4j.Category.setPriority(Priority)	Please use Category.setLevel(org.apache.log4j.Level) instead.
org.apache.log4j.Category.shutdown()	Please use LogManager.shutdown() instead.
org.apache.log4j.helpers.Loader.getResource(String, Class)	as of 1.2.
org.apache.log4j.helpers.Loader.isJava1()	with no replacement
org.apache.log4j.Priority.getAllPossiblePriorities()	This method will be removed with no replacement.
org.apache.log4j.Priority.toPriority(String)	Please use the Level.toLevel(String) method instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusConsoleListener.setFilters(String...)	since 2.23.0, this method is ineffective and only kept for binary backward compatibility.
org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusData.getTimestamp()	since 2.23.0, use StatusData.getInstant() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger.clear()	Since 2.23.0, instead of relying on the buffering provided by StatusLogger, users should register their own listeners to access to logged events.
org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger.getStatusData()	Since 2.23.0, instead of relying on the buffering provided by StatusLogger, users should register their own listeners to access to logged events.
org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger.setLevel(Level)	Since 2.23.0, instead use the setLevel(Level) method on the fallback listener returned by StatusLogger.getFallbackListener().
org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger.updateListenerLevel(Level)	Since 2.23.0, instead use the setLevel(Level) method on the fallback listener returned by StatusLogger.getFallbackListener().

Constructors

Constructor	Description
org.apache.log4j.pattern.ExtrasFormattingInfo(boolean, int, int)	since 1.2.17