How to configure maven to use different log4j.properties files in different environments

Question

I want to be able to use different log4j configuration for different environments.

In my development environment, I want to use log4j.properties (A). But when I bui

Answer 1

1. in your project add 3 folders : 

  Your Project\src\main\resources\

            \A > log4j.properties
            \B > log4j.properties
            \Default > log4j.properties
2. in pom.xml         

       
                Default 
        

        
            
                
                    src/main/resources/${param}           
                
            
         

3. 

 - if : mvn clean install : classpath => log4j.properties(Default)

 - if : mvn clean install  -Dparam=A : classpath => log4j.properties(A)

 - if : mvn clean install  -Dparam=B : classpath => log4j.properties(B)


> much better than using profiles is more extensible without touching the pom