10.1.1   Log Window

An example of the output of the log window is displayed in Figure 200. The log window consists of a list of all log entries in the current session, and an expanded panel describing the currently selected log entry.

Figure 200   An Example of a Log Window

The log table columns available are described in Table 99:

Table 99    Columns in the Log Table

Options

Description

Format

Entry

The number of the logged event. This is increased by one for each new entry.

Numeric value.

Time

The time specifying the date and time of the logged event.

YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss.SSS.

Location

The place in the code where the event happened.

<package>.<object>::<method>

Level

The severity of the event.

The severity levels are described in Section 10.1.3.

Message

Text describing the log entry.

The message header.

There are two filters that make it easier to find events in the log window. Both work on substrings in one of the table columns. The filter Location: displays entries pertaining to a certain object or method in the code. The filter Search: displays entries containing the entered substring in the entries Message field.

All log entries are cleared by right-clicking on any entry and choosing Clear log window.