ConsoleAppender vs FileAppender

[A Kumar]

Hi All,

Between Console appender and a file appender that is used for logging in application in production env,which is the better???

Regards

[David Newton]

That depends on whether or not you want to log to the console or a file, really.

[dharmendra gahlot]

It depends upon requirement. Console appender shows logging information on console and FileAppender writes it into logging file.
FileAppender's logging files are good for future reference.

[A Kumar]

Thanks for the replies but my question is from a performance point of view, which is better of the two...if am logging the same set of statements across the appln

[Bear Bibeault]

What did your performance testing show was the difference between the tow?

[A Kumar]

I havent done any testing but this is only a query from my end. would there be any potential performance diff between the two...

[Bear Bibeault]

Well then, I guess you know what the next thing you should do is.

[Paul Clapham]

Performance? That's really an odd question. Since they don't do anywhere near the same thing, there wouldn't be any reason to choose between them based on performance.

But if it's just a theoretical question, with no practical meaning at all, then sure, go ahead, measure away.

[A Kumar]

Thanks for the responses!!!