DefaultHandler (FreeCol Code Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- java.util.logging.Handler
- - net.sf.freecol.common.logging.DefaultHandler

```
public final class DefaultHandler
extends java.util.logging.Handler
```
The default handler for FreeCol's log records. It currently only logs to a file in the format offered by TextFormatter.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private boolean`	`consoleLogging`	Flag to enable console logging.
`private java.io.Writer`	`writer`	A writer to write log records with.
`private java.lang.Object`	`writerLock`	Lock for the writer.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DefaultHandler(boolean consoleLogging, java.io.Writer writer)
The constructor to use.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`	Closes this handler so that it will stop handling log records.
`void`	`flush()`	Flushes the data that this handler has logged.
`void`	`publish(java.util.logging.LogRecord record)`	Publishes the given LogRecord by writing its data to a file using a TextFormatter.

Methods inherited from class java.util.logging.Handler
getEncoding, getErrorManager, getFilter, getFormatter, getLevel, isLoggable, reportError, setEncoding, setErrorManager, setFilter, setFormatter, setLevel

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - writerLock
```
private final java.lang.Object writerLock
```
    Lock for the writer.
  - writer
```
private java.io.Writer writer
```
    A writer to write log records with.
  - consoleLogging
```
private final boolean consoleLogging
```
    Flag to enable console logging.
- Constructor Detail
  - DefaultHandler
```
public DefaultHandler(boolean consoleLogging,
                      java.io.Writer writer)
```
    The constructor to use.
    
    Parameters:
    
    consoleLogging - The flag to log to the console as well.
    
    writer - The Writer to use for logging.
- Method Detail
  - close
```
public void close()
```
    Closes this handler so that it will stop handling log records.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in class java.util.logging.Handler
  - flush
```
public void flush()
```
    Flushes the data that this handler has logged.
    
    Specified by:
    
    flush in class java.util.logging.Handler
  - publish
```
public void publish(java.util.logging.LogRecord record)
```
    Publishes the given LogRecord by writing its data to a file using a TextFormatter.
    
    Specified by:
    
    publish in class java.util.logging.Handler
    
    Parameters:
    
    record - The LogRecord to publish.