in src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/config/PropertySetter.java [265:289]
Object convertArg(String val, Class type) {
if(val == null)
return null;
String v = val.trim();
if (String.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
return val;
} else if (Integer.TYPE.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
return new Integer(v);
} else if (Long.TYPE.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
return new Long(v);
} else if (Boolean.TYPE.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
if ("true".equalsIgnoreCase(v)) {
return Boolean.TRUE;
} else if ("false".equalsIgnoreCase(v)) {
return Boolean.FALSE;
}
} else if (Priority.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
return OptionConverter.toLevel(v, (Level) Level.DEBUG);
} else if (ErrorHandler.class.isAssignableFrom(type)) {
return OptionConverter.instantiateByClassName(v,
ErrorHandler.class, null);
}
return null;
}