settrace.java

it contains the practical programs in our college

import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import static java.lang.System.out;

enum TraceLevel { OFF, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, DEBUG }

class MyServer {
    private TraceLevel level = TraceLevel.OFF;
}

public class SetTrace {
    public static void main(String... args) {
	TraceLevel newLevel = TraceLevel.valueOf(args[0]);

	try {
	    MyServer svr = new MyServer();
	    Class<?> c = svr.getClass();
	    Field f = c.getDeclaredField("level");
	    f.setAccessible(true);
	    TraceLevel oldLevel = (TraceLevel)f.get(svr);
	    out.format("Original trace level:  %s%n", oldLevel);

	    if (oldLevel != newLevel) {
 		f.set(svr, newLevel);
		out.format("    New  trace level:  %s%n", f.get(svr));
	    }

        // production code should handle these exceptions more gracefully
	} catch (IllegalArgumentException x) {
	    x.printStackTrace();
	} catch (IllegalAccessException x) {
	    x.printStackTrace();
	} catch (NoSuchFieldException x) {
	    x.printStackTrace();
	}
    }
}