LoggerFactory.getLogger(ClassName.class) vs LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass().getName())

Question

I\'m trying to improve my optimization skills in Java. In order to achieve that, I\'ve got an old program I made and I\'m trying my best to make it better. In this program I\'m

Answer 1

If you don't want to write the class name every time you declare a logger, you can use the following utility method:

    public static org.slf4j.Logger getLogger() {
        final Throwable t = new Throwable();
        t.fillInStackTrace();
        return LoggerFactory.getLogger(t.getStackTrace()[1].getClassName());
    }

The method can be used tis way:

private static final Logger LOG = TheClassContainingTheMethod.getLogger();

With such an approach, the logger declaration is always the same for all the classes.