How to use log4j pattern parser

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briandobby
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How to use log4j pattern parser

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Hi, I'm trying to use the log4j pattern parser for the first time. I copied the pattern from my log4j2.xml file and pasted it into the dialog (see attached), but logmx doesn't parse my sample, and doesn't apply the parser to my log file.

What am I missing?
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Re: How to use log4j pattern parser

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Hello,

I don't know why, but the logs you're trying to parse here don't properly match this pattern: while the pattern contains "%x " (Thread Context Stack / Nested Diagnostic Context), this information doesn't seem to be included in your logs. And we cannot say that this information is present as an empty string in your logs, because otherwise there would be two white-spaces between the logger and the message... (or maybe that's the case, it's not very clear in the screenshot). So I tested, and the logs are parsed correctly if you remove the extra "%x " in your LogMX pattern (i.e. "%x" and the following white space):

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%d [%t] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg
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