llvm-gcc-4.2/libjava/classpath/java/util/logging/LoggingMXBean.java

/* LoggingMxBean.java -- Management interface for logging
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package java.util.logging;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * This interface represents the management interface for logging.
 * There is a single logging bean per VM instance, which can be
 * retrieved via {@link LogManager#getLoggingMXBean()}.
 * 
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface LoggingMXBean
{
  /**
   * Return the name of the logging level given the name of
   * a logger.  Returns null if no such logger exists.
   * @param logger the logger's name
   * @return the logging level's name, or null
   */
  String getLoggerLevel(String logger);

  /**
   * Return a list of all logger names.
   */
  List/*<String>*/ getLoggerNames();

  /**
   * Return the name of the parent of the indicated logger.
   * If no such logger exists, returns null.  If the logger
   * is the root logger, returns the empty string.
   * @param logger the logger's name
   * @return the name of the logger's parent, or null
   */
  String getParentLoggerName(String logger);

  /**
   * Sets the logging level for a particular logger.
   * 
   * @param logger the name of the logger
   * @param level the name of the new logging level, or null
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the level is not
   * recognized, or if the logger does not exist
   * @throws SecurityException if access is denied;
   * see {@link Logger#setLevel(Level)}
   */
  void setLoggerLevel(String logger, String level);
}