How to use Jdk14Logger Logger and logging.properties File?

The suggested way to use the Jdk14Logger Logger and logging.properties File is to do the following:

1.Create commons-logging.properties file with one entry:

# commons-logging.properties
org.apache.commons.logging.Log=org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Jdk14Logger

2.Create logging.properties file:

# logging.properties
# Copyright (c) 2016 FYIcenter.com

# Which handler to use
handlers=java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler

# Logging levels: SEVERE, WARNING, INFO, CONFIG, FINE, FINER, FINEST
java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level=FINEST

# Logging format
java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.formatter=java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format=%1$tY-%1$tm-%1$td %1$tH:%1$tM:%1$tS.%1$tL %4$-7s (%2$s) %5$s %6$s%n

3. Make sure you are using JDK 1.4 and JVM 1.4 or newer versions.

4. Run the HelloCommonsLogging example code with both properties files in the current folder. The first will be picked by the class path. The second will be specified in a system property:

C:\fyicenter>java -cp .;C:\local\commons-logging-1.2\commons-logging-1.2.jar
   "-Djava.util.logging.config.file=logging.properties"
   HelloCommonsLogging
Log class: org.apache.commons.logging.impl.Jdk14Logger
2016-11-13 22:32:20.645 SEVERE  (MyLogging main) Hello - fatal
2016-11-13 22:32:20.677 SEVERE  (MyLogging main) Hello - error
2016-11-13 22:32:20.678 WARNING (MyLogging main) Hello - warn
2016-11-13 22:32:20.679 INFO    (MyLogging main) Hello - info

Note that Apache Commons Logging log.debug() and log.trace() methods seem to be not compatible with JDK 1.4 Logger. "Hello - debug" and "Hello - trace" log entries did not show up even the logging level is set to FINEST.

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