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log: update the documentation to clarify the behavior

R=rsc, PeterGo
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/2519043
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Rob Pike 2010-10-17 09:20:23 -07:00
parent 8052786e51
commit 8abb8e1d20

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@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
"time"
)
// These flags define the output Loggers produce.
// These flags define which text to prefix to each log entry generated by the Logger.
const (
// Bits or'ed together to control what's printed. There is no control over the
// order they appear (the order listed here) or the format they present (as
@ -125,9 +125,12 @@ func (l *Logger) formatHeader(buf *bytes.Buffer, ns int64, calldepth int) {
}
}
// Output writes the output for a logging event. The string s contains the text to print after
// the time stamp; calldepth is used to recover the PC. It is provided for generality, although
// at the moment on all pre-defined paths it will be 2.
// Output writes the output for a logging event. The string s contains
// the text to print after the prefix specified by the flags of the
// Logger. A newline is appended if the last character of s is not
// already a newline. Calldepth is used to recover the PC and is
// provided for generality, although at the moment on all pre-defined
// paths it will be 2.
func (l *Logger) Output(calldepth int, s string) os.Error {
now := time.Nanoseconds() // get this early.
buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
@ -140,15 +143,18 @@ func (l *Logger) Output(calldepth int, s string) os.Error {
return err
}
// Printf prints to the logger in the manner of fmt.Printf.
// Printf calls l.Output to print to the logger.
// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Printf.
func (l *Logger) Printf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
l.Output(2, fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
}
// Print prints to the logger in the manner of fmt.Print.
// Print calls l.Output to print to the logger.
// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Print.
func (l *Logger) Print(v ...interface{}) { l.Output(2, fmt.Sprint(v...)) }
// Println prints to the logger in the manner of fmt.Println.
// Println calls l.Output to print to the logger.
// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Println.
func (l *Logger) Println(v ...interface{}) { l.Output(2, fmt.Sprintln(v...)) }
// SetOutput sets the output destination for the standard logger.
@ -168,17 +174,20 @@ func SetPrefix(prefix string) {
// These functions write to the standard logger.
// Print prints to the standard logger in the manner of fmt.Print.
// Print calls Output to print to the standard logger.
// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Print.
func Print(v ...interface{}) {
std.Output(2, fmt.Sprint(v...))
}
// Printf prints to the standard logger in the manner of fmt.Printf.
// Printf calls Output to print to the standard logger.
// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Printf.
func Printf(format string, v ...interface{}) {
std.Output(2, fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
}
// Println prints to the standard logger in the manner of fmt.Println.
// Println calls Output to print to the standard logger.
// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Println.
func Println(v ...interface{}) {
std.Output(2, fmt.Sprintln(v...))
}