Log4j 2 Getting Started Example

Date: 2017-11-10

This tutorial demonstrates configuring Log4j2 in a Java application to log messages to the console and a file. It highlights Log4j2's advantages over System.out.println(), emphasizing its features like flexibility, thread safety, and internationalization. The tutorial walks through creating a Maven project in Eclipse, adding Log4j2 dependencies, and configuring logging using a log4j2.xml file. The example showcases logging different message levels (trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal) and their output in the console and a log file. This improves debugging and application monitoring capabilities significantly.

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