Class NotRule

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, Rule

    public class NotRule
    extends AbstractRule
    A Rule class implementing logical not.
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Field Detail

      • rule

        private final Rule rule
        Enclosed rule.
    • Constructor Detail

      • NotRule

        private NotRule​(Rule rule)
        Create new instance.
        Parameters:
        rule - enclosed rule.
    • Method Detail

      • getRule

        public static Rule getRule​(Rule rule)
        Create new instance.
        Parameters:
        rule - enclosed rule.
        Returns:
        new rule.
      • getRule

        public static Rule getRule​(java.util.Stack stack)
        Create new instance from top element of stack.
        Parameters:
        stack - stack
        Returns:
        new rule.
      • evaluate

        public boolean evaluate​(org.apache.log4j.spi.LoggingEvent event,
                                java.util.Map matches)
        Returns true if this implementation of the rule accepts the LoggingEvent, or false if not.

        What True/False means can be client-specific.

        Parameters:
        event - LoggingEvent this instance will evaluate
        matches - a Map of event field keys to Sets of matching strings (may be null) which will be updated during execution of this method to include field and string matches based on the rule evaluation results
        Returns:
        true if this Rule instance accepts the event, otherwise false.