//
// LayoutAppender.hh
//
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//
// This file is part of log4tango.
//
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#ifndef _LOG4TANGO_LAYOUTAPPENDER_H
#define _LOG4TANGO_LAYOUTAPPENDER_H

#include <log4tango/Portability.hh>
#include <string>
#include <log4tango/Appender.hh>
#include <log4tango/PatternLayout.hh>

namespace log4tango {

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// class : LayoutAppender (superclass for appenders that require a Layout)
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
class LOG4TANGO_EXPORT LayoutAppender : public Appender 
{
public:

  typedef Layout DefaultLayoutType;

  LayoutAppender(const std::string& name);

  virtual ~LayoutAppender();

  virtual bool requires_layout() const;

  virtual void set_layout (Layout* layout = 0);

protected:

  Layout& get_layout();

private:
  Layout* _layout;
};

} // namespace log4tango

#endif // _LOG4TANGO_LAYOUTAPPENDER_H

