Setting logback.xml path programmatically

Question

I know I can set the logback.xml path like this:

Specifying the location of the default configuration file as a system property

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Answer 1

You could use:

System.setProperty("logback.configurationFile", "/path/to/config.xml");

But it would have to happen before logback is loaded, i.e. something like:

class Main {
  static { System.setProperty("logback.configurationFile", "/path/to/config.xml");}
  private final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Main.class);

  public void main (String[] args) { ... }
}

Note: I have not tested it but it should work.