/**
* Release any internal references to previously created {@link Log} instances returned by this
* factory. This is useful in environments like servlet containers, which implement application
* reloading by throwing away a ClassLoader. Dangling references to objects in that class loader
* would prevent garbage collection.
*/
public void release() {
DirectJDKLog.release();
}
/**
* Construct (if necessary) and return a <code>Log</code> instance, using the factory's current
* set of configuration attributes.
*
* <p><strong>NOTE</strong> - Depending upon the implementation of the <code>LogFactory</code> you
* are using, the <code>Log</code> instance you are returned may or may not be local to the
* current application, and may or may not be returned again on a subsequent call with the same
* name argument.
*
* @param name Logical name of the <code>Log</code> instance to be returned (the meaning of this
* name is only known to the underlying logging implementation that is being wrapped)
* @exception LogConfigurationException if a suitable <code>Log</code> instance cannot be returned
*/
public Log getInstance(String name) throws LogConfigurationException {
return DirectJDKLog.getInstance(name);
}
