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Logger getUseParentHandlers() Method in Java with Examples

Last Updated : 26 Mar, 2019
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getUseParentHandlers() method of a Logger class used to get value as boolean value which answer that whether or not this logger is sending its output to its parent logger. Syntax:
public boolean getUseParentHandlers()
Parameters: This method accepts nothing. Return value: This method returns true if output is to be sent to the logger's parent. Below programs illustrate the getUseParentHandlers() method: Program 1: Java
// Java program to demonstrate
// Logger.getUseParentHandlers() method

import java.util.logging.Logger;

public class GFG {

    private static Logger logger
        = Logger.getLogger(
            GFG.class
                .getPackage()
                .getName());

    public static void main(String args[])
    {

        // Check output is to be
        // sent to the logger's parent
        boolean flag
            = logger.getUseParentHandlers();

        // Log the flag value
        logger.info("output sent to the"
                    + " logger's parent - "
                    + flag);
    }
}
The output printed on eclipse IDE shown below- Program 2: Java
// Java program to demonstrate
// Logger.getUseParentHandlers() method

import java.util.logging.Logger;

public class GFG {

    private static Logger logger
        = Logger.getLogger(
            GFG.class
                .getPackage()
                .getName());

    public static void main(String args[])
    {

        // Set setUseParentHandlers
        logger.setUseParentHandlers(false);

        // Check output is to be
        // sent to the logger's parent
        boolean flag = logger.getUseParentHandlers();

        // Print value
        System.out.println("output sent to the"
                           + " logger's parent - "
                           + flag);
    }
}
The output printed on eclipse IDE shown below- Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/util/logging/Logger.html#getUseParentHandlers()

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