The next number in a sequence is added to the end of the name of each rotating file, unless a generation (sequence) pattern is specified elsewhere.
The properties for the FileHandler are listed in the following table.
Property NameDescriptionDefault Value
FileHandler.levelLog level for the handler.Level.INFO
FileHandler.filterFilter to use.undefined
FileHandler.formatterFormatter to use.java.util.logging.XMLFormatter
FileHandler.encodingCharacter set encoding to use.Default platform encoding
FileHandler.limitSpecifies approximate maximum number of bytes to write to a file. 0 means no limit.0
FileHandler.countSpecifies how many output files to cycle through.1
FileHandler.patternPattern used to generate output filenames.%h/java%u.log
FileHandler.appendBoolean value specifying whether to append to an existing file or overwrite it.false