[LOG4J2-101] Attribute "format" for SyslogAppender is mandatory

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0-beta2
• Fix Version/s: 2.0-beta3
• Component/s: Appenders
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Emanuele Colombo
• Created: 19/Oct/12 14:27
• Updated: 19/Nov/12 17:16
• Resolved: 19/Oct/12 19:51

Description

In the SyslogAppender the configuration attribute "Format" must be present, otherwise a NullPointerException is thrown in method "createAppender" when the following statement is executed:

if (format.equalsIgnoreCase(RFC5424))

The fix is simply to add a check so the "equalsIgnoreCase" is called only if the format variable isn't Null.

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: LOG4J2-121 Syslog appender requires format parameter, inconsistent with documentation