org.apache.log.output.io.rotate

Class RotateStrategyByDate

public class RotateStrategyByDate extends Object implements RotateStrategy

Rotation stragety based on SimpleDateFormat.

Version: $Id: RotateStrategyByDate.java 30977 2004-07-30 03:57:54 -0500 (Fri, 30 Jul 2004) niclas $

Constructor Summary
	RotateStrategyByDate() Creation of a new rotation strategy based on a date policy.
	RotateStrategyByDate(String pattern) Creation of a new rotation strategy based on a date policy using a supplied pattern.

Method Summary
boolean	isRotationNeeded(String data, File file) Test is a rotation is required.
void	reset() Reset the strategy.

Field Detail

private String m_current

private Date m_date

private SimpleDateFormat m_format

public RotateStrategyByDate()

Creation of a new rotation strategy based on a date policy.

public RotateStrategyByDate(String pattern)

Creation of a new rotation strategy based on a date policy using a supplied pattern.

Parameters: pattern the message formatting pattern

public boolean isRotationNeeded(String data, File file)

Test is a rotation is required. Documentation pending ??

Parameters: data not used file not used

Returns: TRUE if a rotation is required else FALSE

public void reset()

Reset the strategy.