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## java.util.logging
Class SocketHandler

    java.lang.Object
      java.util.logging.Handler
          java.util.logging.StreamHandler
              java.util.logging.SocketHandler

    public class SocketHandler

extends StreamHandler

Simple network logging `Handler`.

`LogRecords` are published to a network stream connection. By default the `XMLFormatter` class is used for formatting.

Configuration: By default each `SocketHandler` is initialized using the following `LogManager` configuration properties. If properties are not defined (or have invalid values) then the specified default values are used.

- java.util.logging.SocketHandler.level specifies the default level for the `Handler` (defaults to `Level.ALL`).
- java.util.logging.SocketHandler.filter specifies the name of a `Filter` class to use (defaults to no `Filter`).
- java.util.logging.SocketHandler.formatter specifies the name of a `Formatter` class to use (defaults to `java.util.logging.XMLFormatter`).
- java.util.logging.SocketHandler.encoding the name of the character set encoding to use (defaults to the default platform encoding).
- java.util.logging.SocketHandler.host specifies the target host name to connect to (no default).
- java.util.logging.SocketHandler.port specifies the target TCP port to use (no default).

The output IO stream is buffered, but is flushed after each `LogRecord` is written.

Since:
  1.4

Constructor Summary
`SocketHandler()` Create a `SocketHandler`, using only `LogManager` properties (or their defaults).
`SocketHandler(String host, int port)` Construct a `SocketHandler` using a specified host and port.

Method Summary
`void` | `close()` Close this output stream.
`void` | `publish(LogRecord record)` Format and publish a `LogRecord`.

Methods inherited from class java.util.logging.StreamHandler
`flush, isLoggable, setEncoding, setOutputStream`

Methods inherited from class java.util.logging.Handler
`getEncoding, getErrorManager, getFilter, getFormatter, getLevel, reportError, setErrorManager, setFilter, setFormatter, setLevel`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### SocketHandler

    public SocketHandler()
                  throws IOException

  Create a `SocketHandler`, using only `LogManager` properties (or their defaults).

  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if the host or port are invalid or are not specified as LogManager properties.
    `IOException` - if we are unable to connect to the target host and port.

### SocketHandler

    public SocketHandler(String host,
                         int port)
                  throws IOException

  Construct a `SocketHandler` using a specified host and port. The `SocketHandler` is configured based on `LogManager` properties (or their default values) except that the given target host and port arguments are used. If the host argument is empty, but not null String then the localhost is used.

  Parameters:
    `host` - target host.
    `port` - target port.
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if the host or port are invalid.
    `IOException` - if we are unable to connect to the target host and port.

Method Detail

### close

    public void close()
               throws SecurityException

  Close this output stream.

  Overrides:
    `close` in class `StreamHandler`
  Throws:
    `SecurityException` - if a security manager exists and if the caller does not have `LoggingPermission("control")`.

### publish

    public void publish(LogRecord record)

  Format and publish a `LogRecord`.

  Overrides:
    `publish` in class `StreamHandler`
  Parameters:
    `record` - description of the log event. A null record is silently ignored and is not published

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