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.IX Title "Layout 3"
.TH Layout 3 "2015-04-19" "perl v5.16.3" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
Log::Log4perl::Layout \- Log4perl Layout Virtual Base Class
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\&\f(CW\*(C`Log::Log4perl::Layout\*(C'\fR is a virtual base class for the two currently 
implemented layout types
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\&    Log::Log4perl::Layout::SimpleLayout
\&    Log::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout
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Unless you're implementing a new layout class for Log4perl, you shouldn't
use this class directly, but rather refer to
Log::Log4perl::Layout::SimpleLayout or 
Log::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout.
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Copyright 2002\-2013 by Mike Schilli <m@perlmeister.com> 
and Kevin Goess <cpan@goess.org>.
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This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.
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Please contribute patches to the project on Github:
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\&    http://github.com/mschilli/log4perl
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Send bug reports or requests for enhancements to the authors via our
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\&\s-1MAILING LIST \s0(questions, bug reports, suggestions/patches): 
log4perl\-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
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Authors (please contact them via the list above, not directly):
Mike Schilli <m@perlmeister.com>,
Kevin Goess <cpan@goess.org>
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Contributors (in alphabetical order):
Ateeq Altaf, Cory Bennett, Jens Berthold, Jeremy Bopp, Hutton
Davidson, Chris R. Donnelly, Matisse Enzer, Hugh Esco, Anthony
Foiani, James FitzGibbon, Carl Franks, Dennis Gregorovic, Andy
Grundman, Paul Harrington, Alexander Hartmaier  David Hull, 
Robert Jacobson, Jason Kohles, Jeff Macdonald, Markus Peter, 
Brett Rann, Peter Rabbitson, Erik Selberg, Aaron Straup Cope, 
Lars Thegler, David Viner, Mac Yang.