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Interface Action</H2>
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<DT><B>All Superinterfaces:</B> <DD><A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Runnable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Runnable</A></DD>
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<DT><B>All Known Implementing Classes:</B> <DD><A HREF="../../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/helper/ActionBase.html" title="class in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.helper">ActionBase</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/helper/CompositeAction.html" title="class in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.helper">CompositeAction</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/helper/FileRenameAction.html" title="class in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.helper">FileRenameAction</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/helper/GZCompressAction.html" title="class in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.helper">GZCompressAction</A>, <A HREF="../../../../../../../../org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/helper/ZipCompressAction.html" title="class in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.helper">ZipCompressAction</A></DD>
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<DT><PRE>public interface <A HREF="../../../../../../../../src-html/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/helper/Action.html#line.27"><B>Action</B></A><DT>extends <A HREF="http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Runnable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Runnable</A></DL>
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The Action interface should be implemented by any class that performs
file system actions for RollingFileAppenders after the close of
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cancels the action if not already initialized or waits till completion.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Perform an action.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Determines if action has been completed.</TD>
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execute</H3>
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boolean <A HREF="../../../../../../../../src-html/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/helper/Action.html#line.36"><B>execute</B></A>()
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<DD>Perform an action.
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>true if action was successful. A return value of false will cause
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void <A HREF="../../../../../../../../src-html/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/helper/Action.html#line.41"><B>close</B></A>()</PRE>
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boolean <A HREF="../../../../../../../../src-html/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/helper/Action.html#line.48"><B>isComplete</B></A>()</PRE>
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