If you are not willing to use log4j configuration file ie log4j.properties then you will have to define a java class to set all properties in your code itself.

STEPS

1. Creating a logger and appender. Add appender to logger.
2. Set the LEVEL if you want
3. Define log message layout.
4. Don’t forget to attach log file path where you have to write your messages.

Sample code: Copy and paste below sample class somewhere in your java project.

public class Log
{
	public static Logger as_looger;

    public Log(){}

    static
    {
        as_looger = Logger.getLogger("articles logging");
//      as_looger = Logger.getLogger(Log.class.getName());
        FileAppender as_appender = null;

            as_appender = new DailyRollingFileAppender(new PatternLayout("%d{dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss} %C %L %-5p: %m%n"), “path of file where to write logs”, "'.'dd-MM-yyyy");
        as_looger.setLevel(Level.DEBUG);
        as_looger.addAppender(as_appender);
    }
}

Since as_looger is declared as static in above example class. So you can use it throughout your java project using class name as follow;

Syntax

< Log class name >.< logger name >.< method denoting a level >(“message”);

Example

Log.as_logger.debug(“article-stack.com has been started.”);

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