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Java assert for logging?

 
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Suppose I have this:

I call a logging API from within an assert expression like so:
assert(log("My message")) ;

where the logging API is
boolean log(String message);

Now I can disable logging (by disabling assert) and also selectively enable/disable logging for certain classes by using the assert functionality.

Do you see any problem with this? If there is none, I would like to this method instead of using a "heavy" logging framework.

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Mani
 
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Which logging API are you using? I don't see a method with that signature in the java.util.logging package.

Either way, I think I would recommend against this just because it isn't what assertions are designed to do. I understand that you want to turn off assertions, but why turn off logging? Logging can be a very useful tool even in the field.

Even if you must turn if off completely, it might be better to do this the 'proper' way: such as passing Level.OFF to the setLevel method in the Java Logging API.
 
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