org.slf4j

## Class MarkerFactory

- java.lang.Object
- - org.slf4j.MarkerFactory

-     public class MarkerFactory
      extends Object

  MarkerFactory is a utility class producing `Marker` instances as appropriate for the logging system currently in use.

  This class is essentially implemented as a wrapper around an `IMarkerFactory` instance bound at compile time.

  Please note that all methods in this class are static.

  Author:
    Ceki Gülcü

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Marker` | `getDetachedMarker(String name)` Create a marker which is detached (even at birth) from the MarkerFactory.
    `static IMarkerFactory` | `getIMarkerFactory()` Return the `IMarkerFactory`instance in use.
    `static Marker` | `getMarker(String name)` Return a Marker instance as specified by the name parameter using the previously bound `IMarkerFactory`instance.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getMarker

          public static Marker getMarker(String name)

      Return a Marker instance as specified by the name parameter using the previously bound `IMarkerFactory`instance.
      Parameters:
        `name` - The name of the `Marker` object to return.
      Returns:
        marker

    - #### getDetachedMarker

          public static Marker getDetachedMarker(String name)

      Create a marker which is detached (even at birth) from the MarkerFactory.
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the marker
      Returns:
        a dangling marker
      Since:
        1.5.1

    - #### getIMarkerFactory

          public static IMarkerFactory getIMarkerFactory()

      Return the `IMarkerFactory`instance in use.

      The IMarkerFactory instance is usually bound with this class at compile time.

      Returns:
        the IMarkerFactory instance in use

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