Re: [log4perl-devel] embedded tabs in layout.ConversionPattern

[Mike S. <m...@pe...>]

On Wed, 18 Jan 2006, Jeff Macdonald wrote:

> I'd like to do this (shortend line):
> layout.ConversionPattern = %d{yyyy-MM-dd\tHH:mm:ss}\t%m%n
> but I get this:
>
> ERROR: trying to set layout for mail-parser to 'ARRAY(0x98770ec)' failed at
> /home/jeff/projects/mail-parser-6/test-6/cpan-lib/Log/Log4perl/Config.pm
> line 464.
>
> I want to embed tabs in the log format. How can I do that? I've also tried
> \\t.

Hi Jeff,

I don't get your error message (there's probably something else with
your config file), but "\t" in your conversion pattern will print a
literal "\t". If you want real tabs, you can just type them literally
into the configuration file:

  use Log::Log4perl qw(get_logger);

  my $conf = q(
    log4perl.category.Bar.Twix         = WARN, Screen
    log4perl.appender.Screen          = Log::Log4perl::Appender::Screen
    log4perl.appender.Screen.filename = test.log
    log4perl.appender.Screen.layout   = Log::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout
    log4perl.appender.Screen.layout.ConversionPattern = \
       %d{yyyy-MM-dd     HH:mm:ss}       %m%n
  );

  Log::Log4perl::init(\$conf);

  my $logger = get_logger("Bar::Twix");
  $logger->error("Blah");

This will result in

2006-01-18[tab]19:15:09[tab]Blah

-- Mike

Mike Schilli
m...@pe...