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<div class="sub-title"><span class="package-label-in-type">Package</span>&nbsp;<a href="package-summary.html">org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins</a></div>
<h1 title="Annotation Type Plugin" class="title">Annotation Type Plugin</h1>
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<div class="type-signature"><span class="annotations"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/annotation/Documented.html" title="class or interface in java.lang.annotation" class="external-link">@Documented</a>
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</span><span class="modifiers">public @interface </span><span class="element-name type-name-label">Plugin</span></div>
<div class="block">Annotation that identifies a Class as a Plugin.</div>
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<div class="caption"><span>Required Elements</span></div>
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<div class="table-header col-first">Modifier and Type</div>
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<div class="col-first even-row-color"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color"><code><a href="#category()" class="member-name-link">category</a></code></div>
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<div class="block">Category to place the plugin under.</div>
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<div class="col-first odd-row-color"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second odd-row-color"><code><a href="#name()" class="member-name-link">name</a></code></div>
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<div class="block">Name of the plugin.</div>
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<div class="table-header col-first">Modifier and Type</div>
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<div class="col-first even-row-color"><code>boolean</code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color"><code><a href="#deferChildren()" class="member-name-link">deferChildren</a></code></div>
<div class="col-last even-row-color">&nbsp;</div>
<div class="col-first odd-row-color"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second odd-row-color"><code><a href="#elementType()" class="member-name-link">elementType</a></code></div>
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<div class="block">Name of the corresponding category of elements this plugin belongs under.</div>
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<div class="col-first even-row-color"><code>boolean</code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color"><code><a href="#printObject()" class="member-name-link">printObject</a></code></div>
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<div class="block">Indicates if the plugin class implements a useful <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#toString--" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>Object.toString()</code></a> method for use in log messages.</div>
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<div class="col-first even-row-color"><code>static final <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a></code></div>
<div class="col-second even-row-color"><code><a href="#EMPTY" class="member-name-link">EMPTY</a></code></div>
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<div class="member-signature"><span class="modifiers">static final</span>&nbsp;<span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">EMPTY</span></div>
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<h3>name</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">name</span></div>
<div class="block">Name of the plugin. Note that this name is case-insensitive.</div>
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<h3>category</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">category</span></div>
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<div class="member-signature"><span class="return-type"><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link">String</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">elementType</span></div>
<div class="block">Name of the corresponding category of elements this plugin belongs under. For example, <code>appender</code> would
indicate an <a href="../../Appender.html" title="interface in org.apache.logging.log4j.core"><code>Appender</code></a> plugin which would be in the
<code>&lt;Appenders/&gt;</code> element of a <a href="../Configuration.html" title="interface in org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config"><code>Configuration</code></a>.</div>
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<dt>Default:</dt>
<dd>""</dd>
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<h3>printObject</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="return-type">boolean</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">printObject</span></div>
<div class="block">Indicates if the plugin class implements a useful <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#toString--" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>Object.toString()</code></a> method for use in log messages.</div>
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<dt>Default:</dt>
<dd>false</dd>
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<h3>deferChildren</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="return-type">boolean</span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">deferChildren</span></div>
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