com.regexlab.j2e
Class EventLog

java.lang.Object
  com.regexlab.j2e.EventLog

public class EventLog
extends java.lang.Object

This class implements an event log. It is based directly upon the Win32 event log APIs, RegisterEventSource, ReportEvent, and DeregisterEventSource.

For more information on implementing and using event logs, see the Win32 documentation

Copyright 2006 (c) RegExLab.com

Field Summary

static short	AUDIT_FAILURE Indicates a failure audit event
static short	AUDIT_SUCCESS Indicates a success audit event
static short	ERROR Indicates an error event
static short	INFORMATION Indicates an information event
static short	SUCCESS Indicates a success event
static short	WARNING Indicates a warning event

Constructor Summary

EventLog()
Creates an EventLog object with app name

EventLog(java.lang.String source)
Creates an EventLog object given the name of the source

EventLog(java.lang.String server, java.lang.String source)
Creates an EventLog object given the name of the source and the name of the server.

Method Summary

void	reportEvent(short type, short cat, int id) Writes an entry at the end of the event log
void	reportEvent(short type, short cat, int id, java.lang.String msg) Writes an entry at the end of the event log, providing an associated string
void	reportEvent(short type, short cat, int id, java.lang.String[] msgs) Writes an entry at the end of the event log, providing associated strings
void	reportEvent(short type, short cat, int id, java.lang.String[] msgs, byte[] data) Writes an entry at the end of the event log, providing associated strings and binary data
void	reportEvent(short type, short cat, int id, java.lang.String msg, byte[] data) Writes an entry at the end of the event log, providing an associated string and binary data

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

SUCCESS

public static final short SUCCESS

Indicates a success event

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ERROR

public static final short ERROR

Indicates an error event

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WARNING

public static final short WARNING

Indicates a warning event

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INFORMATION

public static final short INFORMATION

Indicates an information event

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AUDIT_SUCCESS

public static final short AUDIT_SUCCESS

Indicates a success audit event

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AUDIT_FAILURE

public static final short AUDIT_FAILURE

Indicates a failure audit event

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Constructor Detail

EventLog

public EventLog()

Creates an EventLog object with app name

EventLog

public EventLog(java.lang.String source)

Creates an EventLog object given the name of the source

Parameters:

source - The name of the source referenced by the EventLog object.

EventLog

public EventLog(java.lang.String server,
                java.lang.String source)

Creates an EventLog object given the name of the source and the name of the server.

Parameters:

server - The Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name of the server that this operation is to be performed on.

source - The name of the source referenced by the EventLog object.

Method Detail

reportEvent

public void reportEvent(short type,
                        short cat,
                        int id)

Writes an entry at the end of the event log

Parameters:

type - The type of event being logged

cat - The event category

id - The event identifier, which specifies the message that goes with this event as an entry in the message file associated with the event source

reportEvent

public void reportEvent(short type,
                        short cat,
                        int id,
                        java.lang.String msg)

Writes an entry at the end of the event log, providing an associated string

Parameters:

type - The type of event being logged

cat - The event category

id - The event identifier, which specifies the message that goes with this event as an entry in the message file associated with the event source

msg - A string that is merged into the message before the message is displayed to the user

reportEvent

public void reportEvent(short type,
                        short cat,
                        int id,
                        java.lang.String[] msgs)

Writes an entry at the end of the event log, providing associated strings

Parameters:

type - The type of event being logged

cat - The event category

id - The event identifier, which specifies the message that goes with this event as an entry in the message file associated with the event source

msgs - An array of strings that are merged into the message before the message is displayed to the user

reportEvent

public void reportEvent(short type,
                        short cat,
                        int id,
                        java.lang.String msg,
                        byte[] data)

Writes an entry at the end of the event log, providing an associated string and binary data

Parameters:

type - The type of event being logged

cat - The event category

id - The event identifier, which specifies the message that goes with this event as an entry in the message file associated with the event source

msg - A string that is merged into the message before the message is displayed to the user

data - The binary data associated with the report

reportEvent

public void reportEvent(short type,
                        short cat,
                        int id,
                        java.lang.String[] msgs,
                        byte[] data)

Writes an entry at the end of the event log, providing associated strings and binary data

Parameters:

type - The type of event being logged

cat - The event category

id - The event identifier, which specifies the message that goes with this event as an entry in the message file associated with the event source

msgs - An array of strings that are merged into the message before the message is displayed to the user

data - The binary data associated with the report