in src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/extras/DOMConfigurator.java [562:598]
void parseLevel(Element element, Logger logger, boolean isRoot) {
String catName = logger.getName();
if(isRoot) {
catName = "root";
}
String priStr = subst(element.getAttribute(VALUE_ATTR));
LogLog.debug("Level value for "+catName+" is ["+priStr+"].");
if(INHERITED.equalsIgnoreCase(priStr) || NULL.equalsIgnoreCase(priStr)) {
if(isRoot) {
LogLog.error("Root level cannot be inherited. Ignoring directive.");
} else {
logger.setLevel(null);
}
} else {
String className = subst(element.getAttribute(CLASS_ATTR));
if(EMPTY_STR.equals(className)) {
logger.setLevel(OptionConverter.toLevel(priStr, Level.DEBUG));
} else {
LogLog.debug("Desired Level sub-class: ["+className+']');
try {
Class clazz = Loader.loadClass(className);
Method toLevelMethod = clazz.getMethod("toLevel",
ONE_STRING_PARAM);
Level pri = (Level) toLevelMethod.invoke(null,
new Object[] {priStr});
logger.setLevel(pri);
} catch (Exception oops) {
LogLog.error("Could not create level ["+priStr+
"]. Reported error follows.", oops);
return;
}
}
}
LogLog.debug(catName + " level set to " + logger.getLevel());
}