RE: FW: class Logger

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Hoi

> > I'm currently examining the classes Logger and CommonLogger. The
> > documentation says that: "The Logger class is the abstract class
> > that loggers must implement". I'm wondering why Logger is an
> > abstract class and not an Interface?! What's the actual benefit
> > for the Jigsaw design? 
> 
> Usually, we are using interfaces for when it can be implemented in
> many classes. A logger will always be a subclass of "Logger" hence
> the abstract class.  

Yes, that's the technical reasoning. But is there any actual benefit?
Does it actually make your life easier coding jigsaw if it IS-A
Logger?

See, I'm just curious.

Ingmar

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