Log4cpp有一个总可用并实例化好的Category,即根Category。使用log4cpp::Category::getRoot()可以得到根Category。在大多数情况下,一个应用程序只需要一个日志种类(Category),但是有时也会用到多个Category,此时可以使用根Category的getInstance方法来得到子Category。不同的子Category用于不同的场合。一个简单的例子CategoryExam如下所示:
#include <iostream>
#include <log4cpp/Category.hh>
#include <log4cpp/OstreamAppender.hh>
#include <log4cpp/FileAppender.hh>
#include <log4cpp/BasicLayout.hh>
#include <log4cpp/Priority.hh>
using namespace std;
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
log4cpp::OstreamAppender* osAppender1 =newlog4cpp::OstreamAppender("osAppender1", &cout);
osAppender1->setLayout(new log4cpp::BasicLayout());
log4cpp::OstreamAppender* osAppender2 = new log4cpp::OstreamAppender("osAppender2", &cout);
osAppender2->setLayout(new log4cpp::BasicLayout());
log4cpp::Category& root = log4cpp::Category::getRoot();
root.setPriority(log4cpp::Priority::DEBUG);
log4cpp::Category& sub1 = root.getInstance("sub1");
sub1.addAppender(osAppender1);
sub1.setPriority(log4cpp::Priority::DEBUG);
sub1.error("sub error");
log4cpp::Category& sub2 = root.getInstance("sub2");
sub2.addAppender(osAppender2);
sub2.setPriority(101);
sub2.warn("sub2 warning");
sub2.fatal("sub2 fatal");
sub2.alert("sub2 alert");
sub2.crit("sub2 crit");
log4cpp::Category::shutdown();
return 0;
}