What does each indexed field from `java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format` mean?

I keep seeing tutorials and explanations, all based on the standard javadoc.

For example:

java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter.format="%1$tc %2$s%n%4$s: %5$s%6$s%n"
This prints 2 lines where the first line includes the timestamp (1$) and the source (2$); the second line includes the log level (4$) and the log message (5$)

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So I guess that if (for whatever reason) I want to put the message before everything else, I just put 5$ at the beginning.

Where can I find a detailed explanation of what each of those numbered fields mean?

>Solution :

The JavaDocs you linked will show it as the function args, but if you ignore the first one the rest line up in place:

1. date – a Date object representing event time of the log record.
2. source – a string representing the caller, if available; otherwise, the logger’s name.
3. logger – the logger’s name.
4. level – the log level.
5. message – the formatted log message returned from the Formatter.formatMessage(LogRecord) method. It uses java.text formatting and does not use the java.util.Formatter format argument.
6. thrown – a string representing the throwable associated with the log record and its backtrace beginning with a newline character, if any; otherwise, an empty string.

For example, with the format you had:

%1$tc %2$s%n%4$s: %5$s%6$s%n

It would be the timestamp, source, a newline, the log level, the log message, then the backtrace