Re: [logback-dev] svn commit: r2172 - in logback/trunk: logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/pattern logback-classic/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/pattern logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core

Thorbjoern Ravn Andersen wrote:

Why the bound? If using an ArrayList instead of int[]'s they will grow as appropriate?

Because we are talking about a logger name, and having a limit of 12 (not 16) is already quite generous. More importantly, the code is on a critical path... -- Ceki Gülcü Logback: The reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework for Java. http://logback.qos.ch