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## java.util.logging
Class StreamHandler

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

Direct Known Subclasses:
  ConsoleHandler, FileHandler, SocketHandler

    public class StreamHandler

extends Handler

Stream based logging `Handler`.

This is primarily intended as a base class or support class to be used in implementing other logging `Handlers`.

`LogRecords` are published to a given `java.io.OutputStream`.

Configuration: By default each `StreamHandler` 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.StreamHandler.level specifies the default level for the `Handler` (defaults to `Level.INFO`).
- java.util.logging.StreamHandler.filter specifies the name of a `Filter` class to use (defaults to no `Filter`).
- java.util.logging.StreamHandler.formatter specifies the name of a `Formatter` class to use (defaults to `java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter`).
- java.util.logging.StreamHandler.encoding the name of the character set encoding to use (defaults to the default platform encoding).

Since:
  1.4

Constructor Summary
`StreamHandler()` Create a `StreamHandler`, with no current output stream.
`StreamHandler(OutputStream out, Formatter formatter)` Create a `StreamHandler` with a given `Formatter` and output stream.

Method Summary
`void` | `close()` Close the current output stream.
`void` | `flush()` Flush any buffered messages.
`boolean` | `isLoggable(LogRecord record)` Check if this `Handler` would actually log a given `LogRecord`.
`void` | `publish(LogRecord record)` Format and publish a `LogRecord`.
`void` | `setEncoding(String encoding)` Set (or change) the character encoding used by this `Handler`.
`protected void` | `setOutputStream(OutputStream out)` Change the output stream.

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

### StreamHandler

    public StreamHandler()

  Create a `StreamHandler`, with no current output stream.

### StreamHandler

    public StreamHandler(OutputStream out,
                         Formatter formatter)

  Create a `StreamHandler` with a given `Formatter` and output stream.

  Parameters:
    `out` - the target output stream
    `formatter` - Formatter to be used to format output

Method Detail

### setOutputStream

    protected void setOutputStream(OutputStream out)
                            throws SecurityException

  Change the output stream.

  If there is a current output stream then the `Formatter`'s tail string is written and the stream is flushed and closed. Then the output stream is replaced with the new output stream.

  Parameters:
    `out` - New output stream. May not be null.
  Throws:
    `SecurityException` - if a security manager exists and if the caller does not have `LoggingPermission("control")`.

### setEncoding

    public void setEncoding(String encoding)
                     throws SecurityException,
                            UnsupportedEncodingException

  Set (or change) the character encoding used by this `Handler`.

  The encoding should be set before any `LogRecords` are written to the `Handler`.

  Overrides:
    `setEncoding` in class `Handler`
  Parameters:
    `encoding` - The name of a supported character encoding. May be null, to indicate the default platform encoding.
  Throws:
    `SecurityException` - if a security manager exists and if the caller does not have `LoggingPermission("control")`.
    `UnsupportedEncodingException` - if the named encoding is not supported.

### publish

    public void publish(LogRecord record)

  Format and publish a `LogRecord`.

  The `StreamHandler` first checks if there is an `OutputStream` and if the given `LogRecord` has at least the required log level. If not it silently returns. If so, it calls any associated `Filter` to check if the record should be published. If so, it calls its `Formatter` to format the record and then writes the result to the current output stream.

  If this is the first `LogRecord` to be written to a given `OutputStream`, the `Formatter`'s "head" string is written to the stream before the `LogRecord` is written.

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

### isLoggable

    public boolean isLoggable(LogRecord record)

  Check if this `Handler` would actually log a given `LogRecord`.

  This method checks if the `LogRecord` has an appropriate level and whether it satisfies any `Filter`. It will also return false if no output stream has been assigned yet or the LogRecord is Null.

  Overrides:
    `isLoggable` in class `Handler`
  Parameters:
    `record` - a `LogRecord`
  Returns:
    true if the `LogRecord` would be logged.

### flush

    public void flush()

  Flush any buffered messages.

  Specified by:
    `flush` in class `Handler`

### close

    public void close()
               throws SecurityException

  Close the current output stream.

  The `Formatter`'s "tail" string is written to the stream before it is closed. In addition, if the `Formatter`'s "head" string has not yet been written to the stream, it will be written before the "tail" string.

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

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