Name: sdR10048 Date: 03/25/2002


JDK1.4 doc for java.util.logging.Level.parse(String)
says:

public static Level parse(String name)
                   throws IllegalArgumentException

Parse a level name string into a Level.

The argument string may consist of either a level name or an integer value.

For example:

"SEVERE"
"1000"

Returns:
parsed value
Throws:
    NullPointerException - if the name is null
    IllegalArgumentException - if the value is neither one of the
                               known names nor an integer.
                               ^^^^^^^^^^^

As it turned out the level name becomes "known" if some level with
such name has been constructed before.
I believe that should be noted explicitly.
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