Mike, looking at the variable substitution stuff, when the
PropertyConfigurator is reading the config file it decides if it's
looking at a variable definition if the string on the left of the equals
sign doesn't contain a dot:
if($key !~ /\./) {
But looking at the java stuff, it looks like the java people are rather
used to putting dots into their variable names, for instance from their
docs:
if java.home system property is set to /home/xyz, then
every occurrence of the sequence ${java.home} will be
interpreted as /home/xyz
I gather from the source of OptionConverter.java, (see findAndSubst())
that they treat the *entire* config file as a source of possible
substitutions and don't distinguish between substitution-variable
definitions and loggers and appenders and stuff.
I don't know how useful that would be, but I have the feeling we'd be
more compatible if we didn't screen on dots. What do you think?
--
Happy Trails. . .
Kevin M. Goess
(and Anne and Frank)
904 Carmel Ave.
Albany, CA 94706
(510)525-5217
|
