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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.pattern;

import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.status.StatusLogger;


AbstractPatternConverter is an abstract class that provides the formatting functionality that derived classes need.

Conversion specifiers in a conversion patterns are parsed to individual PatternConverters. Each of which is
responsible for converting an object in a converter specific manner.

/**
 * AbstractPatternConverter is an abstract class that provides the formatting functionality that derived classes need.
 * <p>
 * Conversion specifiers in a conversion patterns are parsed to individual PatternConverters. Each of which is
 * responsible for converting an object in a converter specific manner.
 * </p>
 */
public abstract class AbstractPatternConverter implements PatternConverter {
    
Allow subclasses access to the status logger.
/**
     * Allow subclasses access to the status logger.
     */
    protected static final Logger LOGGER = StatusLogger.getLogger();

    
Converter name.
/**
     * Converter name.
     */
    private final String name;

    
Converter style name.
/**
     * Converter style name.
     */
    private final String style;

    
Create a new pattern converter.
Params:
name –  name for pattern converter.
style – CSS style for formatted output./**
     * Create a new pattern converter.
     *
     * @param name  name for pattern converter.
     * @param style CSS style for formatted output.
     */
    protected AbstractPatternConverter(final String name, final String style) {
        this.name = name;
        this.style = style;
    }

    
This method returns the name of the conversion pattern.

The name can be useful to certain Layouts such as HtmlLayout.

Returns:
the name of the conversion pattern/**
     * This method returns the name of the conversion pattern.
     * <p>
     * The name can be useful to certain Layouts such as HtmlLayout.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return the name of the conversion pattern
     */
    @Override
    public final String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    
This method returns the CSS style class that should be applied to the LoggingEvent passed as parameter, which can
be null.

This information is currently used only by HtmlLayout.

Params:
e – 
       null values are accepted
Returns:
the name of the conversion pattern/**
     * This method returns the CSS style class that should be applied to the LoggingEvent passed as parameter, which can
     * be null.
     * <p>
     * This information is currently used only by HtmlLayout.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param e
     *        null values are accepted
     * @return the name of the conversion pattern
     */
    @Override
    public String getStyleClass(final Object e) {
        return style;
    }
}