Converter

ch.qos.logback.core.pattern

Class Converter<E>

java.lang.Object
- ch.qos.logback.core.pattern.Converter<E>

Direct Known Subclasses:

FormattingConverter, LiteralConverter
```
public abstract class Converter<E>
extends Object
```
A minimal converter which sets up the general interface for derived classes. It also implements the functionality to chain converters in a linked list.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
`Converter()`

Method Summary

All Methods

Instance Methods

Abstract Methods

Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`abstract String`	`convert(E event)` The convert method is responsible for extracting data from the event and storing it for later use by the write method.
`Converter<E>`	`getNext()`
`void`	`setNext(Converter<E> next)`
`void`	`write(StringBuilder buf, E event)` In its simplest incarnation, a convert simply appends the data extracted from the event to the buffer passed as parameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Converter
```
public Converter()
```
- Method Detail
  - convert
```
public abstract String convert(E event)
```
    The convert method is responsible for extracting data from the event and storing it for later use by the write method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    event -
  - write
```
public void write(StringBuilder buf,
                  E event)
```
    In its simplest incarnation, a convert simply appends the data extracted from the event to the buffer passed as parameter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    buf - The input buffer where data is appended
    
    event - The event from where data is extracted
  - setNext
```
public final void setNext(Converter<E> next)
```
  - getNext
```
public final Converter<E> getNext()
```