Java Program: Debug

Java Program: Debug

The source code for the Debug utility mentioned in Recipe 1.11.

Example 1-2. Debug.java
package com.darwinsys.util;
/** Utilities for debugging
 */
public class Debug {
 /** Static method to see if a given category of debugging is enabled.
 * Enable by setting e.g., -Ddebug.fileio to debug file I/O operations.
 * Use like this:

 * if (Debug.isEnabled("fileio"))

Example 1-2. Debug.java (continued)
* System.out.println("Starting to read file " + fileName);
 */
 public static boolean isEnabled(String category) {
 return System.getProperty("debug." + category) != null;
 }
 /** Static method to println a given message if the
 * given category is enabled for debugging.
 */
 public static void println(String category, String msg) {
 if (isEnabled(category))
 System.out.println(msg);
 }
 /** Same thing but for non-String objects (think of the other
 * form as an optimization of this).
 */
 public static void println(String category, Object stuff) {
 println(category, stuff.toString( ));
 }
}