Java tutorial
// : c15:SimpleFilter.java // From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002 // www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt. import java.util.logging.Filter; import java.util.logging.Level; import java.util.logging.LogRecord; import java.util.logging.Logger; public class SimpleFilter { private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("SimpleFilter"); static class Duck { }; static class Wombat { }; static void sendLogMessages() { logger.log(Level.WARNING, "A duck in the house!", new Duck()); logger.log(Level.WARNING, "A Wombat at large!", new Wombat()); } public static void main(String[] args) { sendLogMessages(); logger.setFilter(new Filter() { public boolean isLoggable(LogRecord record) { Object[] params = record.getParameters(); if (params == null) return true; // No parameters if (record.getParameters()[0] instanceof Duck) return true; // Only log Ducks return false; } }); logger.info("After setting filter.."); sendLogMessages(); } } ///:~