ch.qos.logback.core.spi
Interface FilterAttachable<E>

All Known Subinterfaces:

Appender<E>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AppenderBase, ConsoleAppender, CyclicBufferAppender, DBAppenderBase, FileAppender, FilterAttachableImpl, JMSAppenderBase, ListAppender, NOPAppender, OutputStreamAppender, RollingFileAppender, SiftingAppenderBase, SMTPAppenderBase, SocketAppenderBase, SyslogAppenderBase, UnsynchronizedAppenderBase

public interface FilterAttachable<E>

Interface for attaching filters to objects.

Author:

Ceki Gülcü

Method Summary

void	addFilter(Filter<E> newFilter) Add a filter.
void	clearAllFilters()
List<Filter<E>>	getCopyOfAttachedFiltersList() Get a copy of all the filters contained within this FilterAttachable object.
FilterReply	getFilterChainDecision(E event) Loop through the filters in the chain.

Method Detail

addFilter

void addFilter(Filter<E> newFilter)

Add a filter.

clearAllFilters

void clearAllFilters()

getCopyOfAttachedFiltersList

List<Filter<E>> getCopyOfAttachedFiltersList()

Get a copy of all the filters contained within this FilterAttachable object.

Returns:

all attached filters as a list

getFilterChainDecision

FilterReply getFilterChainDecision(E event)

Loop through the filters in the chain. As soon as a filter decides on ACCEPT or DENY, then that value is returned. If all of the filters return NEUTRAL, then NEUTRAL is returned.