ok in my log4j.properties i have

log4j.rootLogger = DEBUG , X

log4j.logger.com.apress.logging.log4j = DEBUG , Y

log4j.logger.com.apress.logging.log4j.additivity = false

log4j.appender.X=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.X.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.X.layout.conversionPattern=[ %p ] %m ( rootLogger ) %n

log4j.appender.Y=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
log4j.appender.Y.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
log4j.appender.Y.layout.conversionPattern=[ %p ] %m ( logger )%n



and in my class i have

[code]
public class LoggerDemo {

private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger( LoggerDemo.class.getPackage().getName() );

public LoggerDemo( ){


}

public void doLoggin( String name ){

logger.debug( "Entered the doLogging method..");

String str = "Hello ";
String output = null;

if( name == null ){
output = "Anonymous";
logger.warn( "No name passed, set to anonymous...");
}
else {
output = str.concat( name );
logger.info( "Constructed the string object..."+ output);
}

logger.info( "printing the message...");
logger.debug( "Exiting the doLogging method...");
}



public static void main( String args[] ){

String name = args[ 0 ];

LoggerDemo demo = new LoggerDemo( );
demo.doLoggin( name );


}
}

[/code]

and the output on the console is

     [java] [ DEBUG ] Entered the doLogging method.. ( logger )
     [java] [ DEBUG ] Entered the doLogging method.. ( rootLogger )
     [java] [ INFO ] Constructed the string object...Hello Stephen ( logger )
     [java] [ INFO ] Constructed the string object...Hello Stephen ( rootLogger )
     [java] [ INFO ] printing the message... ( logger )
     [java] [ INFO ] printing the message... ( rootLogger )
     [java] [ DEBUG ] Exiting the doLogging method... ( logger )
     [java] [ DEBUG ] Exiting the doLogging method... ( rootLogger )

how to i get it to stop printing the to the root logger please

please ignore i got it working