Avoid printStackTrace(); use a logger call instead
java, logging, pmd, printstacktrace
Solution
It means you should use logging framework like logback or log4j and instead of printing exceptions directly:
e.printStackTrace();
you should log them using this frameworks' API:
log.error("Ops!", e);
Logging frameworks give you a lot of flexibility, e.g. you can choose whether you want to log to console or file - or maybe skip some messages if you find them no longer relevant in some environment.
Problem
In my application, I am running my code through PMD.It shows me this message: - Avoid printStackTrace(); use a logger call instead. What does that mean?