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-
-package org.apache.log4j.spi;
-
-
-/**
- A string based interface to configure package components.
-
- @author Ceki Gülcü
- @author Anders Kristensen
- @since 0.8.1
- */
-public interface OptionHandler {
-
- /**
- Activate the options that were previously set with calls to option
- setters.
-
- <p>This allows to defer activiation of the options until all
- options have been set. This is required for components which have
- related options that remain ambigous until all are set.
-
- <p>For example, the FileAppender has the {@link
- org.apache.log4j.FileAppender#setFile File} and {@link
- org.apache.log4j.FileAppender#setAppend Append} options both of
- which are ambigous until the other is also set. */
- void activateOptions();
-
- /**
- Return list of strings that the OptionHandler instance recognizes.
-
- @deprecated We now use JavaBeans style getters/setters.
- */
- // String[] getOptionStrings();
-
- /**
- Set <code>option</code> to <code>value</code>.
-
- <p>The handling of each option depends on the OptionHandler
- instance. Some options may become active immediately whereas
- other may be activated only when {@link #activateOptions} is
- called.
-
- @deprecated We now use JavaBeans style getters/setters.
- */
- //void setOption(String option, String value);
-}