Log levels

Logging can be performed on different levels, from SEVERE that logs only the most serious events, to FINEST, for a highly detailed message tracing. In addition, ALL and OFF can be used to log all messages, or to turn off the logging.

Log levels

Table 1. Log levels in descending order
Level Description
OFF OFF is used to turn off logging
SEVERE SEVERE is a message level indicating a serious failure
WARNING WARNING is a message level indicating a potential problem
INFO INFO is a message level for informational messages
CONFIG CONFIG is a message level for static configuration messages
FINE FINE is a message level providing tracing information
FINER FINER indicates a more detailed message tracing
FINEST FINEST indicates a highly detailed message tracing
ALL ALL indicates that all messages are logged

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