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package org.apache.log4j.spi;

import  org.apache.log4j.*;
import  org.apache.log4j.helpers.LogLog;

// Contibutors: Mathias Bogaert

/**
 * @deprecated Replaced by {@link RootLogger}.  
 */
final public class RootCategory extends Logger {

  /**
     The root category names itself as "root". However, the root
     category cannot be retrieved by name.  
  */
  public
  RootCategory(Level level) {
    super("root");
    setLevel(level);
  }

  
  /**
     Return the assigned level value without walking the category
     hierarchy.
  */
  final
  public 
  Level getChainedLevel() {
    return level;
  }

  /**
     Setting a null value to the level of the root category may have catastrophic
     results. We prevent this here.

     @since 0.8.3 */
  final  
  public
  void setLevel(Level level) {
    if(level == null) {
      LogLog.error("You have tried to set a null level to root.",
		   new Throwable());
    }
    else {
      this.level = level;
    }
  }

  final  
  public
  void setPriority(Level level) {
    setLevel(level);
  }

  
}