java - Log4j output not displayed in Eclipse console

Question

For some reason my Eclipse console no longer displays Log4j INFO and DEBUG statements when I run JUnit tests. In terms of code there hasn't been any change, so it must something to do with the Eclipse configuration.

All I do in my Unit test is the following and for some reason ONLY the ERROR statement is displayed in the Eclipse console. Why? Where shall I look for clues?

public class SampleTest
{
   private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(SampleTest.class);

   @Before
   public void init() throws Exception
   {
       // Log4J junit configuration.
       BasicConfigurator.configure();

       LOGGER.info("INFO TEST");
       LOGGER.debug("DEBUG TEST");
       LOGGER.error("ERROR TEST");
   }
}

Details:

• log4j-1.2.6.jar
• junit-4.6.jar Eclipse
• IDE for Java Developers, Version: Helios Release, Build id: 20100617-1415

Answer 1

Go to Run configurations in your eclipse then -VM arguments add this: -Dlog4j.configuration=log4j-config_folder/log4j.xml

replace log4j-config_folder with your folder structure where you have your log4j.xml file