[LOG4J2-1488] (GC) %date conversion pattern with a period '.' is not garbage free

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.6.2
• Fix Version/s: 2.7
• Component/s: Pattern Converters
• External issue ID: https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/pull/35
• Epic Link: GC-free
• Assignee: Remko Popma
• Reporter: Richard Zschech
• Created: 29/Jul/16 16:10
• Updated: 18/Sep/16 10:47
• Resolved: 18/Sep/16 10:47

Description

The garbage free documentation states that "millisecond separator may be either a comma ',' or a period '.'" but when using a period the garbage free FixedDateFormat is not used.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #35