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How to use an existing Log4j Category as the Velocity logging target

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import org.apache.log4j.BasicConfigurator;
import org.apache.log4j.Category;
import org.apache.velocity.app.VelocityEngine;
import org.apache.velocity.runtime.RuntimeConstants;


/**
 *  Simple example class to show how to use an existing Log4j Categeory
 *  as the Velocity logging target.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:geirm@apache.org">Geir Magnusson Jr.</a>
 * @version $Id: Log4jCategoryExample.java,v 1.1.8.1 2004/03/04 00:18:29 geirm Exp $
 */
public class Log4jCategoryExample
{
    public static String CATEGORY_NAME = "velexample";

    public static void main( String args[] )
        throws Exception
    {
        /*
         *  configure log4j to log to console
         */

        BasicConfigurator.configure();

        Category log = Category.getInstance( CATEGORY_NAME );

        log.info("Hello from Log4jCategoryExample - ready to start velocity");

        /*
         *  now create a new VelocityEngine instance, and
         *  configure it to use the category
         */

        VelocityEngine ve = new VelocityEngine();

        ve.setProperty( RuntimeConstants.RUNTIME_LOG_LOGSYSTEM_CLASS,
            "org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.SimpleLog4JLogSystem" );

        ve.setProperty("runtime.log.logsystem.log4j.category", CATEGORY_NAME);

        ve.init();

        log.info("this should follow the initialization output from velocity");
    }
}


           
       








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