MultiformatMessage

org.apache.logging.log4j.message

Interface MultiformatMessage

All Superinterfaces:

Message, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

MapMessage, StructuredDataMessage
```
public interface MultiformatMessage
extends Message
```
A Message that can render itself in more than one way. The format string is used by the Message implementation as extra information that it may use to help it to determine how to format itself. For example, MapMessage accepts a format of "XML" to tell it to render the Map as XML instead of its default format of {key1="value1" key2="value2"}.

Method Summary

All Methods

Instance Methods

Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`String[]`	`getFormats()` Returns the supported formats.
`String`	`getFormattedMessage(String[] formats)` Returns the Message formatted as a String.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.logging.log4j.message.Message
getFormat, getFormattedMessage, getParameters, getThrowable

- Method Detail
  - getFormattedMessage
```
String getFormattedMessage(String[] formats)
```
    Returns the Message formatted as a String.
    
    Parameters:
    
    formats - An array of Strings that provide extra information about how to format the message. Each MultiformatMessage implementation is free to use the provided formats however they choose.
    
    Returns:
    
    The message String.
  - getFormats
```
String[] getFormats()
```
    Returns the supported formats.
    
    Returns:
    
    The supported formats.