Logging problem and grammatical problems

[Jon Camilleri]

I'm toying around with a Poker game, and, I have three problems...
1. Output from Apache log4j, is being returned multiple times rather than once. Also somehow I can't find a way of getting Eclipse 3.6.2 to read from log4j.properties.

package poker;

import java.awt.Image;
import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.*;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;

import org.apache.log4j.BasicConfigurator;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
public class Poker {
	
	public static void main(String[] args) {

	BasicConfigurator.configure();
	
	readIcons();	
	
	boolean shuffled = true;
	getCards(shuffled);
	
	Player playerOne = new Player("Player One");
	playerOne.getCardFromDealer(getTopCard());
	playerOne.getCardFromDealer(getTopCard());
	_log.debug(playerOne + ".");

	
	Player playerTwo = new Player("Player Two");
	playerTwo.getCardFromDealer(getTopCard());
	playerTwo.getCardFromDealer(getTopCard());
	_log.debug(playerTwo + ".");
	
	Player playerThree = new Player("Player Three");
	playerThree.getCardFromDealer(getTopCard());
	playerThree.getCardFromDealer(getTopCard());
	_log.debug(playerThree + ".");
	
	Player playerFour = new Player("Player Four");
	playerFour.getCardFromDealer(getTopCard());
	playerFour.getCardFromDealer(getTopCard());
	_log.debug(playerFour + ".");
	
	Player playerFive = new Player("Player Five");
	playerFive.getCardFromDealer(getTopCard());
	playerFive.getCardFromDealer(getTopCard());
	_log.debug(playerFive + ".");
	
	for (int i = 0; i < deckOfCards.size(); i++) { _log.debug(deckOfCards.get(i));}
	}		
	private static void getCards (boolean _shuffled) {
		short iCount = 0;
		for (short suit = 1; suit <= MAX_SUITS_IN_DECK; suit++){
			for (short rank = 1; rank <= MAX_RANK_IN_DECK; rank++) {
				deckOfCards.add(new Card(suit, rank));
				iCount++;
			}}
		
		if (_shuffled == true){Collections.shuffle(deckOfCards, new Random());}
		
	}


	private static Card getTopCard() {
		Card _cardRemoved = deckOfCards.get(1);
		deckOfCards.remove(1);
		return _cardRemoved;
	}
	
	private static void readIcons(){

    	String _filename;

    	//read icons
    	Image _image = null;
    	File _file = null;
    	InputStream _is = null;
    	for (int i = 1; i < MAX_CARDS_IN_DECK + 1; i++) {
    	try {

    		/* Security information: filenames should not be altered manually by an Administrator, and,
    		 should be available within the same directory where the source code runs. */

    			if (i < 10) {_filename = "0" + Integer.toString(i);}
    			else {_filename = Integer.toString(i);}

    			String _temp = _filename;
    			_filename = _temp + ".GIF";

    			//NOTE: Relative path might change when implementing?
    			_filename = System.getProperty("user.dir") + "\\img\\" + _filename;

    		_file = new File(_filename);

    		//read from an input stream
    		_is = new BufferedInputStream (new FileInputStream(_filename));

    		_image = ImageIO.read(_is);
    		if (_file.exists()) {
    		CardIcons.add(_image);
    		_log.debug(_filename + " loaded.");
    		}
    	}
    	catch (IOException e) { _log.debug(e.getMessage()); }
    	}
    }
	
	private static ArrayList<Image> CardIcons = new ArrayList<Image>();
	private static ArrayList<Card> deckOfCards = new ArrayList<Card>();
	private static final Logger _log = Logger.getLogger(Poker.class);
	
	public static final short MAX_CARDS_IN_DECK = 52;
	public static final short MAX_SUITS_IN_DECK = 4;
	public static final short MAX_RANK_IN_DECK = 13;
	public static final short MAX_PLAYERS_PER_TABLE = 5;
	public static final short MAX_GAMES_PER_SESSION = 1; 			//TODO: implement concurrent games and UI at a later stage.
	
	/* References
	 * ----------
	 * Information about poker at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker.
	 * List of poker hands at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_hands.
	 * Rules for Texas Hold'Em at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_hold_'em.  This will be implemented at a later stage.
	 * Steve Badger, How to Play Poker at http://www.playwinningpoker.com/articles/how-to-play-poker.
	 * Graphics to be implemented at a later stage.
	 */
}


package poker;
import java.util.*;
import org.apache.log4j.BasicConfigurator;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

public class Player {

public Player (String _name) {
	this.name = _name;}

public ArrayList<Card> getCardsHeld() {return CardsHeld;}
public void getCardFromDealer (Card _card) {CardsHeld.add(_card);}

public boolean Equals (Player other) {
	//TODO: code
	return true;
}

public String toString() {
	
	String _cardsHeld = ""; 
	BasicConfigurator.configure();
	//TODO: DEBUG grammatical error i.e. comma separating each card and "." for the last card, the last rule is not working as expected.
	[b]for (int i = 0; i < CardsHeld.size(); i++) 		{_cardsHeld += CardsHeld.get(i).toString() + " ";}[/b]
	
	return (name + " holds the following cards: " + _cardsHeld) ;
}

public int hashCode() {
	//TODO: code
	return 0;
}
private ArrayList<Card> CardsHeld = new ArrayList<Card>();

public String getName () {return name; }
public Double getBalanceForBetting () {return balanceForBetting;}
public Double getAmountOnTable () {return amountOnTable;}
public void getACard(Card aCard) {
	/*TODO: gets a card from the dealer and returns true if there are no problems (e.g. duplicate card)

	 		Which card has been distributed by the Dealer?

	 		Does the Dealer need to be created as an object?
	 		Maybe, because the dealer holds the deck of cards that the other players do not hold.
	 		To code interfacing strategy between Card and Player.
	 		*/
	this.CardsHeld.add(aCard);
}
private String name;
private Double balanceForBetting;
private Double amountOnTable;
private static final Logger _log = Logger.getLogger(Player.class);
}

2. I can't find a way to have the Player.toString() method loop through ArrayList Player.CardSheld, and, validate whether the counter variable has reached its size, so I was thinking in terms of...

//TODO: DEBUG grammatical error i.e. comma separating each card and "." for the last card, the last rule is not working as expected.
for (int i = 0; i < CardsHeld.size(); i++) 		
{
if i < CardsHeld.size() {_cardsHeld += CardsHeld.get(i).toString() + " ";
else {_cardsHeld += CardsHeld.get(i).toString() + ".";}
}

Somehow I am suspecting that the above for loop is the reason for my Logger variable _log creating the first issue, however I can't figure out how, and, how to go about it.

Output

0 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\01.GIF loaded.
15 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\02.GIF loaded.
15 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\03.GIF loaded.
15 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\04.GIF loaded.
15 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\05.GIF loaded.
15 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\06.GIF loaded.
31 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\07.GIF loaded.
31 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\08.GIF loaded.
31 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\09.GIF loaded.
31 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\10.GIF loaded.
31 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\11.GIF loaded.
47 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\12.GIF loaded.
47 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\13.GIF loaded.
47 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\14.GIF loaded.
47 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\15.GIF loaded.
47 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\16.GIF loaded.
47 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\17.GIF loaded.
62 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\18.GIF loaded.
62 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\19.GIF loaded.
62 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\20.GIF loaded.
62 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\21.GIF loaded.
62 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\22.GIF loaded.
78 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\23.GIF loaded.
78 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\24.GIF loaded.
78 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\25.GIF loaded.
78 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\26.GIF loaded.
78 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\27.GIF loaded.
78 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\28.GIF loaded.
94 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\29.GIF loaded.
94 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\30.GIF loaded.
94 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\31.GIF loaded.
94 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\32.GIF loaded.
109 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\33.GIF loaded.
109 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\34.GIF loaded.
109 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\35.GIF loaded.
109 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\36.GIF loaded.
109 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\37.GIF loaded.
109 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\38.GIF loaded.
125 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\39.GIF loaded.
125 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\40.GIF loaded.
125 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\41.GIF loaded.
125 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\42.GIF loaded.
140 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\43.GIF loaded.
140 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\44.GIF loaded.
140 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\45.GIF loaded.
140 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\46.GIF loaded.
140 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\47.GIF loaded.
140 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\48.GIF loaded.
140 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\49.GIF loaded.
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\50.GIF loaded.
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\51.GIF loaded.
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - C:\Documents and Settings\Jon\workspace\Poker\img\52.GIF loaded.
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player One holds the following cards: QUEEN of SPADES FOUR of CLUBS .  //code is inefficiently transversing the objects...???
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player One holds the following cards: QUEEN of SPADES FOUR of CLUBS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Two holds the following cards: TEN of SPADES SEVEN of SPADES .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Two holds the following cards: TEN of SPADES SEVEN of SPADES .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Two holds the following cards: TEN of SPADES SEVEN of SPADES .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Three holds the following cards: KING of DIAMONDS TEN of HEARTS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Three holds the following cards: KING of DIAMONDS TEN of HEARTS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Three holds the following cards: KING of DIAMONDS TEN of HEARTS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Three holds the following cards: KING of DIAMONDS TEN of HEARTS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Four holds the following cards: SEVEN of CLUBS QUEEN of DIAMONDS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Four holds the following cards: SEVEN of CLUBS QUEEN of DIAMONDS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Four holds the following cards: SEVEN of CLUBS QUEEN of DIAMONDS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Four holds the following cards: SEVEN of CLUBS QUEEN of DIAMONDS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Four holds the following cards: SEVEN of CLUBS QUEEN of DIAMONDS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Five holds the following cards: FIVE of DIAMONDS EIGHT of CLUBS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Five holds the following cards: FIVE of DIAMONDS EIGHT of CLUBS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Five holds the following cards: FIVE of DIAMONDS EIGHT of CLUBS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Five holds the following cards: FIVE of DIAMONDS EIGHT of CLUBS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Five holds the following cards: FIVE of DIAMONDS EIGHT of CLUBS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - Player Five holds the following cards: FIVE of DIAMONDS EIGHT of CLUBS .
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TEN of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TEN of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TEN of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TEN of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TEN of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TEN of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of DIAMONDS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of SPADES
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of CLUBS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of HEARTS
156 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SEVEN of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SEVEN of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SEVEN of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SEVEN of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SEVEN of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SEVEN of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - NINE of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TEN of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TEN of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TEN of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TEN of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TEN of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TEN of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SEVEN of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SEVEN of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SEVEN of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SEVEN of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SEVEN of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SEVEN of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FIVE of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - QUEEN of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - QUEEN of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - QUEEN of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - QUEEN of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - QUEEN of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - QUEEN of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - QUEEN of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - QUEEN of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - QUEEN of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - QUEEN of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - QUEEN of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - QUEEN of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - EIGHT of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - JACK of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - FOUR of DIAMONDS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - KING of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - ACE of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of CLUBS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - THREE of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - SIX of SPADES
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of HEARTS
172 [main] DEBUG poker.Poker  - TWO of HEARTS

So far I have tested that all the deck of 52 cards has been distributed to the 5 players so that no player has the same card and that players get different cards, and, this is expected. The random shuffling is fine as well.

Log4j.properties

# The root logger is assigned priority level DEBUG and an appender named
# myAppender.
log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG,consoleAppender, fileAppender

# The appender's type specified as ConsoleAppender, i.e. log output to
# the Eclipse console. (Could have been FileAppender.)
log4j.appender.consoleAppender=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender

# Stdout
# The appender is assigned a layout SimpleLayout. SimpleLayout will
# include only priority level of the log statement and the log statement
# itself in the log output.
log4j.appender.consoleAppender.layout=org.apache.log4j.SimpleLayout

# File
log4j.appender.fileAppenderAppender.file=poker_debug.log
log4j.appender.fileAppender.maxFileSize=1Mb

# Archive log files (one backup file here)
log4j.appender.fileAppender.MaxBackupIndex=1

log4j.appender.myAppender.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.fileAppender.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout

log4j.appender.consoleAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d{ISO8601}]%5p%6.6r[%t]%x - %C.%M(%F:%L) - %m%n
log4j.appender.fileAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d{ISO8601}]%5p%6.6r[%t]%x - %C.%M(%F:%L) - %m%n

[Henry Wong]

Jon Camilleri wrote:
Somehow I am suspecting that the above for loop is the reason for my Logger variable _log creating the first issue, however I can't figure out how, and, how to go about it.

That's what the logger is for -- to give you visibility into your application. If you are suspecting something, confirm it by adding logging statements that will either prove or disprove your suspicions.

Henry

[Jon Camilleri]

Henry Wong wrote:

Jon Camilleri wrote:
Somehow I am suspecting that the above for loop is the reason for my Logger variable _log creating the first issue, however I can't figure out how, and, how to go about it.

That's what the logger is for -- to give you visibility into your application. If you are suspecting something, confirm it by adding logging statements that will either prove or disprove your suspicions.

Henry

It's basically to test Apache Log 4j and how I can use it while developing a program.