How to load multiple log4j xml files programatically in spring without using xml configuration

Question

I tried using

Log4jConfigurer.initLogging(firstFile,6000);
Log4jConfigurer.initLogging(nextFile,6000);

but the second file overrides the configuration of first

Answer 1

Programatically, you can merge 2 or more XML files into a single XML, and load it into Log4j.

Also, Log4Configurer.initLogging() is deprecated, but there is another way: - DOMConfigurator.configure(Element element);

Using JDom or some other library, you can load/parse your two XML files, merge them to get a single XML Element, and pass it to the above method.