<?php
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 * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
 * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
 * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
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 *
 *	   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 *
 * @package log4php
 */

/**
 * A NullAppender merely exists, it never outputs a message to any device.	
 *
 * This appender has no configurable parameters.
 * 
 * An example:
 * 
 * {@example ../../examples/php/appender_null.php 19}
 * 
 * {@example ../../examples/resources/appender_null.properties 18}
 * 
 * @version $Revision$
 * @package log4php
 * @subpackage appenders
 */
class LoggerAppenderNull extends LoggerAppender {

	/** 
	 * This appender does not require a layout. 
	 */
	protected $requiresLayout = false;
	
	/**
	 * Do nothing. 
	 * 
	 * @param LoggerLoggingEvent $event
	 */
	public function append(LoggerLoggingEvent $event) {
	}
}