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TriggeringPolicy (Log4J Core 2.0-alpha1-SNAPSHOT API)
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Interface TriggeringPolicy</H2>
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<DT><B>All Known Implementing Classes:</B> <DD><A HREF="../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/CompositeTriggeringPolicy.html" title="class in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling">CompositeTriggeringPolicy</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/OnStartupTriggeringPolicy.html" title="class in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling">OnStartupTriggeringPolicy</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy.html" title="class in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling">SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy.html" title="class in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling">TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy</A></DD>
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<DT><PRE>public interface <A HREF="../../../../../../../src-html/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/TriggeringPolicy.html#line.26"><B>TriggeringPolicy</B></A></DL>
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A <code>TriggeringPolicy</code> controls the conditions under which rollover
occurs. Such conditions include time of day, file size, an
external event, the log request or a combination thereof.
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<CODE>&nbsp;void</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/TriggeringPolicy.html#initialize(org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.RollingFileManager)">initialize</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/RollingFileManager.html" title="class in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling">RollingFileManager</A>&nbsp;manager)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Initialize the Policy.</TD>
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<CODE>&nbsp;boolean</CODE></FONT></TD>
<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/TriggeringPolicy.html#isTriggeringEvent(org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LogEvent)">isTriggeringEvent</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/LogEvent.html" title="interface in org.apache.logging.log4j.core">LogEvent</A>&nbsp;event)</CODE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Determines if a rollover may be appropriate at this time.</TD>
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initialize</H3>
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void <A HREF="../../../../../../../src-html/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/TriggeringPolicy.html#line.33"><B>initialize</B></A>(<A HREF="../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/RollingFileManager.html" title="class in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling">RollingFileManager</A>&nbsp;manager)</PRE>
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<DD>Initialize the Policy.
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<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>manager</CODE> - The RollingFileManager.</DL>
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isTriggeringEvent</H3>
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boolean <A HREF="../../../../../../../src-html/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/TriggeringPolicy.html#line.43"><B>isTriggeringEvent</B></A>(<A HREF="../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/LogEvent.html" title="interface in org.apache.logging.log4j.core">LogEvent</A>&nbsp;event)</PRE>
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<DD>Determines if a rollover may be appropriate at this time. If
true is returned, RolloverPolicy.rollover will be called but it
can determine that a rollover is not warranted.
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