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Poor Logging Practice: Multiple Loggers

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Abstract

It is a poor logging practice to use multiple loggers rather than logging levels in a single class.

Description

Good logging practice dictates the use of a single logger with different logging levels for each class.

Examples

The following code errantly declares multiple loggers.

	public class MyClass {
	  private final static Logger good =     
				Logger.getLogger(MyClass.class);
	  private final static Logger bad =     
				Logger.getLogger(MyClass.class);
	  private final static Logger ugly =     
				Logger.getLogger(MyClass.class);
	  ...
	}

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