Regarding Log4.xml to add timestamp in log file

Question

Dear Sir,
Could you guide me how to append the timestamp got appeared in log file which has been generated from Log4j.xml?? This is my Log4j.xml.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd"> <log4j:configuration xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/"> <!-- Order of child elements is appender*, logger*, root?. --> <!-- Appenders control how logging is output. --> <appender name="CM" class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender"> <param name="File" value="Master.log"/> <param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG"/> <param name="Append" value="true"/> <param name="MaxFileSize" value="1MB"/> <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="1"/> <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout"> <!-- {fully-qualified-class-name}:{method-name}:{line-number} - {message}{newline} --> <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%C:%M:%L - %m%n"/> </layout> </appender> <appender name="stdout" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender"> <param name="Threshold" value="INFO"/> <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout"> <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%C:%M:%L - %m%n"/> </layout> </appender> <!-- Logger hierarchy example: root - com - com.ociweb - com.ociweb.demo - com.ociweb.demo.LogJDemo --> <!-- Setting additivity to false prevents ancestor categories for being used in addition to this one. --> <logger name="com.tf" additivity="true"> <priority value="DEBUG"/> <appender-ref ref="CM"/> </logger> <!-- Levels from lowest to highest are trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal & off. --> <!-- The root category is used for all loggers unless a more specific logger matches. --> <root> <appender-ref ref="stdout"/> </root> </log4j:configuration> It would be great, if you could give the solution for this. There is no probs in getting timestamp from the folowing properties file Log4j.properties: # # Configure the logger to output info level messages into a rolling log file. # log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, R log4j.appender.R=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender log4j.appender.R.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd # # Edit the next line to point to your logs directory. # The last part of the name is the log file name. # log4j.appender.R.File=c:/temp/log/${log.file} log4j.appender.R.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout # # Print the date in ISO 8601 format # log4j.appender.R.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p %c %L - %m%n but i need it from Log4j.xml
thanks in advance mani

Answer 1

Dear Sir,
Could you guide me how to append the timestamp got appeared in log file which has been generated from Log4j.xml?? This is my Log4j.xml.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd">
<log4j:configuration
  xmlns:log4j="http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/">
  <!-- Order of child elements is appender*, logger*, root?. -->
  <!-- Appenders control how logging is output. -->
  <appender name="CM" class="org.apache.log4j.FileAppender">
     <param name="File" value="customer_master.log"/>
     <param name="Threshold" value="DEBUG"/>
     <param name="Append" value="true"/>
     <param name="MaxFileSize" value="1MB"/>
     <param name="MaxBackupIndex" value="1"/>
    <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
      <!-- {fully-qualified-class-name}:{method-name}:{line-number}
            - {message}{newline} -->
      <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%C:%M:%L - %m%n"/>
    </layout>     
  </appender>
  <appender name="stdout" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
    <param name="Threshold" value="INFO"/>
    <layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
      <param name="ConversionPattern" value="%C:%M:%L - %m%n"/>
    </layout>
  </appender>
  <!-- Logger hierarchy example:
       root - com - com.ociweb - com.ociweb.demo - com.ociweb.demo.LogJDemo
  -->
  <!-- Setting additivity to false prevents ancestor categories
       for being used in addition to this one. -->
  <logger name="com.tf" additivity="true">
    <priority value="DEBUG"/>
    <appender-ref ref="CM"/>
  </logger>
  <!-- Levels from lowest to highest are
       trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal & off. -->
  <!-- The root category is used for all loggers
       unless a more specific logger matches. -->
  <root>
    <appender-ref ref="stdout"/>
  </root>
</log4j:configuration>It would be great, if you could give the solution for this. There is no probs in getting timestamp from the folowing properties file Log4j.properties:
# Configure the logger to output info level messages into a rolling log file.
log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, R
log4j.appender.R=org.apache.log4j.DailyRollingFileAppender
log4j.appender.R.DatePattern='.'yyyy-MM-dd
# Edit the next line to point to your logs directory.
# The last part of the name is the log file name.
log4j.appender.R.File=c:/temp/log/${log.file}
log4j.appender.R.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
# Print the date in ISO 8601 format
log4j.appender.R.layout.ConversionPattern=%d %-5p %c %L - %m%nthanks in advance