in src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/extras/DOMConfigurator.java [464:508]
void parseChildrenOfLoggerElement(Element catElement,
Logger cat, boolean isRoot) {
PropertySetter propSetter = new PropertySetter(cat);
// Remove all existing appenders from cat. They will be
// reconstructed if need be.
cat.removeAllAppenders();
NodeList children = catElement.getChildNodes();
final int length = children.getLength();
for (int loop = 0; loop < length; loop++) {
Node currentNode = children.item(loop);
if (currentNode.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
Element currentElement = (Element) currentNode;
String tagName = currentElement.getTagName();
if (tagName.equals(APPENDER_REF_TAG)) {
Element appenderRef = (Element) currentNode;
Appender appender = findAppenderByReference(appenderRef);
String refName = subst(appenderRef.getAttribute(REF_ATTR));
if(appender != null)
LogLog.debug("Adding appender named ["+ refName+
"] to category ["+cat.getName()+"].");
else
LogLog.debug("Appender named ["+ refName + "] not found.");
cat.addAppender(appender);
} else if(tagName.equals(LEVEL_TAG)) {
parseLevel(currentElement, cat, isRoot);
} else if(tagName.equals(PRIORITY_TAG)) {
parseLevel(currentElement, cat, isRoot);
} else if(tagName.equals(PARAM_TAG)) {
setParameter(currentElement, propSetter);
} else {
quietParseUnrecognizedElement(cat, currentElement, props);
}
}
}
propSetter.activate();
}