ERROR Could not find value for key log4j.appender.error

Question

my log4j.properties:

log4j.logger.Controller = INFO,stdout
log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n

error trace:

log4j:ERROR Could not find value for key log4j.appender.error log4j:ERROR Could not instantiate appender named "error". Oct 13, 2015 1:32:50 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log INFO: Initializing Spring root WebApplicationContext log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader). log4j:WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly. log4j:WARN See http://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/faq.html#noconfig for more info.

where is error appender in code i dont get it

Update:

Writing code how i am using log

final static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Controller.class);
logger.info("200 OK");
logger.error("Incorrect json format");

please try one more :) , try to move in scr/main/java , i think your log4j is not detecting, so it is calling other one — prsutar

Lucky Lucky · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-13T12:22:40

Try this in your log4j.properties file,

# Set root logger level to INFO and its only appender to stdout
log4j.rootLogger=INFO, stdout

# stdout is set to be a ConsoleAppender.
log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender

# stdout uses PatternLayout.
log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ABSOLUTE} %5p %c:%L - %m%n

See more in Apache log4j 2.x documentation guide.

ERROR Could not find value for key log4j.appender.error

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