sophware.home.util
Class DEBUG

java.lang.Object
  sophware.home.util.DEBUG

public class DEBUG
extends java.lang.Object

DEBUG provides a mechanism for embedding debug messages with different debug levels. Level zero turns off debugging, the higher the level the more verbose the messaging.

Field Summary

static int	m_level the current debug level
static java.io.PrintStream	m_outputStream the output stream

Constructor Summary

DEBUG()

Method Summary

static java.text.DateFormat	getDateFormat() Get the date format
static boolean	isAt(int level) Checks whether debug level is at or above given value
static void	println(int level, java.lang.String message) Prints a debug message
static void	setDateFormat(java.text.DateFormat format) Set the date format
static void	setLevel(java.lang.String[] argv) Prints a debug message

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

m_outputStream

public static java.io.PrintStream m_outputStream

the output stream

m_level

public static int m_level

the current debug level

Constructor Detail

DEBUG

public DEBUG()

Method Detail

setDateFormat

public static void setDateFormat(java.text.DateFormat format)

Set the date format

Parameters:

format - the new DateFormat

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat

getDateFormat

public static java.text.DateFormat getDateFormat()

Get the date format

Returns:

the DateFormat

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat

setLevel

public static void setLevel(java.lang.String[] argv)

Prints a debug message

Parameters:

argv - program arguments

println

public static void println(int level,
                           java.lang.String message)

Prints a debug message

Parameters:

level - the debug level of the message

message - the message

isAt

public static boolean isAt(int level)

Checks whether debug level is at or above given value

Parameters:

level - the debug level of the message