Deprecated API

Contents

• For Removal
• Interfaces
• Classes
• Annotation Types
• Fields
• Methods
• Constructors
• Enum Constants
• Annotation Type Elements

For Removal

Element	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.IfLastModified.createAgeCondition(Duration, PathCondition...)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.ConfigurationFactory.getInstance()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.DynamicThresholdFilter.createFilter(String, KeyValuePair[], Level, Filter.Result, Filter.Result)	use DynamicThresholdFilter.Builder
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.ThreadContextMapFilter.createFilter(KeyValuePair[], String, Filter.Result, Filter.Result)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.TimeFilter.createFilter(String, String, String, Filter.Result, Filter.Result)

Interfaces

Interface	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Builder	Present only for compatibility with Log4j 2 2.x plugins. Use Builder from log4j-plugins.

Classes

Class	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.datetime.FastDateFormat	Use FastDateFormat

Annotation Types

Annotation Type	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginAliases	Exists for compatibility with Log4j 2 2.x plugins. Not used for Log4j 2 3.x plugins.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginAttribute	Exists for compatibility with Log4j 2 2.x plugins. Not used for Log4j 2 3.x plugins.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginBuilderAttribute	Exists for compatibility with Log4j 2 2.x plugins. Not used for Log4j 2 3.x plugins.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginBuilderFactory	Exists for compatibility with Log4j 2 2.x plugins. Not used for Log4j 2 3.x plugins.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginElement	Exists for compatibility with Log4j 2 2.x plugins. Not used for Log4j 2 3.x plugins.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginFactory	Exists for compatibility with Log4j 2 2.x plugins. Not used for Log4j 2 3.x plugins.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginNode	Exists for compatibility with Log4j 2 2.x plugins. Not used for Log4j 2 3.x plugins.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginValue	Exists for compatibility with Log4j 2 2.x plugins. Not used for Log4j 2 3.x plugins.

Fields

Field	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Core.CATEGORY_NAME

Methods

Method	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.MemoryMappedFileManager.isEndOfBatch()	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.MemoryMappedFileManager.setEndOfBatch(boolean)	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RandomAccessFileManager.isEndOfBatch()	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RandomAccessFileManager.setEndOfBatch(boolean)	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.GzCompressAction.execute(File, File, boolean)	In favor of GzCompressAction.execute(File, File, boolean, int).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.IfLastModified.createAgeCondition(Duration, PathCondition...)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingRandomAccessFileManager.isEndOfBatch()	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingRandomAccessFileManager.setEndOfBatch(boolean)	end-of-batch on the event is used instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.SyslogAppender.Builder.setEnterpriseNumber(int)	Use SyslogAppender.Builder.setEnterpriseNumber(String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async.AsyncLoggerConfig.createLogger(String, String, String, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)	use AsyncLoggerConfig.createLogger(boolean, Level, String, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.async.AsyncLoggerConfig.RootLogger.createLogger(String, Level, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.createPluginObject(PluginType<?>, Node)	use AbstractConfiguration.createPluginObject(Node)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.toByteArray(InputStream)	use InputStream.readAllBytes()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.ConfigurationFactory.getInstance()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.ConfigurationSource.setSource(Source)	Not used internally, no replacement. TODO remove and make source final.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.createLogger(boolean, Level, String, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.RootLogger.createLogger(String, Level, String, AppenderRef[], Property[], Configuration, Filter)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.DynamicThresholdFilter.createFilter(String, KeyValuePair[], Level, Filter.Result, Filter.Result)	use DynamicThresholdFilter.Builder
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.ThreadContextMapFilter.createFilter(KeyValuePair[], String, Filter.Result, Filter.Result)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.TimeFilter.createFilter(String, String, String, Filter.Result, Filter.Result)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.ThreadContextDataInjector.initServiceProviders()	no-op
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.LevelPatternSelector.createSelector(PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use LevelPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.Rfc5424Layout.createLayout(Facility, String, int, boolean, String, String, String, boolean, String, String, String, String, String, String, String, boolean, LoggerFields[], Configuration)	Use instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.TextEncoderHelper.encodeText(CharsetEncoder, CharBuffer, ByteBufferDestination)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.time.ClockFactory.getClock()
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Help.detailedSynopsis(Comparator<Field>, boolean)	use CommandLine.Help.detailedSynopsis(int, Comparator, boolean) instead.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Help.synopsis()	use CommandLine.Help.synopsis(int) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Help.TextTable.cellAt(int, int)	use CommandLine.Help.TextTable.textAt(int, int) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Option.help()	Use CommandLine.Option.usageHelp() and CommandLine.Option.versionHelp() instead. See CommandLine.printHelpIfRequested(List, PrintStream, CommandLine.Help.Ansi)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.StringEncoder.encodeIsoChars(CharSequence, int, byte[], int, int)	No longer necessary given better performance in Java 8
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.StringEncoder.encodeSingleByteChars(CharSequence)	No longer necessary given better performance in Java 8
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.StringEncoder.encodeString(CharSequence, int, int, byte[])	No longer necessary given better performance in Java 8
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.WatchManager.getWatchers()	use getConfigurationWatchers.

Constructors

Constructor	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.AbstractAppender(String, Filter, Layout)	Use AbstractAppender(String, Filter, Layout, boolean, Property[]).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.OutputStreamManager(OutputStream, String, Layout, boolean, ByteBuffer)
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action.GzCompressAction(File, File, boolean)	Prefer GzCompressAction(File, File, boolean, int).
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.LevelPatternSelector(PatternMatch[], String, boolean, boolean, Configuration)	Use LevelPatternSelector.newBuilder() instead. This will be private in a future version.
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.KeyStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String)	use KeyStoreConfiguration(String, PasswordProvider, String, String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.TrustStoreConfiguration(String, char[], String, String)	Use TrustStoreConfiguration(String, PasswordProvider, String, String) instead
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.util.Source(URI, long)	Use Source(URI).

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern.AnsiEscape.BRIGHT	This attribute sets font-weight as "bold" and doesn't set color brightness. Use BOLD if you need to change font-weight and BRIGHT_* to use a bright color.

Annotation Type Elements

Annotation Type Element	Description
org.apache.logging.log4j.core.tools.picocli.CommandLine.Option.help()	Use CommandLine.Option.usageHelp() and CommandLine.Option.versionHelp() instead. See CommandLine.printHelpIfRequested(List, PrintStream, CommandLine.Help.Ansi)