The Layout just formats the data as you direct it to. Pattern Converters don’t have the intelligence to know whether they are targeting a Console or a File. You need to provide the pattern that is appropriate for the instance of the Layout you want depending on what Appender it is in.
Ralph > On Jun 10, 2019, at 12:18 PM, Paul Benedict <pbened...@apache.org> wrote: > > To stop me hardcoding repetitive patterns in Appenders, I defined several > <Property> elements as such. Most my Appenders go to files and a couple to > the console. In addition, to prevent a multiplicity of plain-text vs. color > text patterns, I defined color conversions in my patterns. > > Clearly, this dual purpose doesn't work. > > My log files have escape characters in them. I understand why (ANSI color > escape sequences), but I am really *surprised* to see them! Perhaps this > was a bad assumption of mine, but .... it seemed absolutely natural/obvious > to me that files have no colors. Thus, I was not expecting those color > conversions to pose interference. > > Does a use case exist for putting "colors" in files? If not, shouldn't a > file Appender just elide that styling? > > PS: I am using Log4J2 version 2.11.2. > > Cheers and God bless, > Paul --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org
