A complete guide on java logging

Java logging involves automatically recording data structures and events about the execution of a software program to present a review trail. Further, support personnel, developers and testers use the recorded data to recognize software problems, for monitoring live systems and auditing purposes. The most significant classes in java logging include logger and the handler. They get the log messages from the applications. The logging process involves sending information for monitoring applications, writing messages to the files etc. There are a number of methods through which it is possible to log messages. Even many new tracing tools support the logging of stacks, complicated data structures, threading behavior etc.