if (UniformLogFormatter.class.getName().equals(formatterName)) {
            // this loop is used for UFL formatter
            UniformLogFormatter formatterClass = null;
            // set the formatter
            if (agent != null) {
                formatterClass = new UniformLogFormatter(new AgentFormatterDelegate(agent));
                setFormatter(formatterClass);
            } else {
                formatterClass = new UniformLogFormatter();
                setFormatter(formatterClass);
            }
            formatterClass.setExcludeFields(excludeFields);
            formatterClass.setMultiLineMode(multiLineMode);
            formatterClass.setLogEventBroadcaster(this);
            if (formatterClass != null) {
                recordBeginMarker = manager.getProperty(cname + ".logFormatBeginMarker");
                if (recordBeginMarker == null || ("").equals(recordBeginMarker)) {
                    recordBeginMarker = RECORD_BEGIN_MARKER;
                }
                recordEndMarker = manager.getProperty(cname + ".logFormatEndMarker");
                if (recordEndMarker == null || ("").equals(recordEndMarker)) {
                    recordEndMarker = RECORD_END_MARKER;
                }
                recordFieldSeparator = manager.getProperty(cname + ".logFormatFieldSeparator");
                if (recordFieldSeparator == null || ("").equals(recordFieldSeparator) || recordFieldSeparator.length() > 1) {
                    recordFieldSeparator = RECORD_FIELD_SEPARATOR;
                }
                recordDateFormat = manager.getProperty(cname + ".logFormatDateFormat");
                if (recordDateFormat != null && !("").equals(recordDateFormat)) {
                    SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(recordDateFormat);
                    try {
                        sdf.format(new Date());
                    } catch (Exception e) {
                        recordDateFormat = RECORD_DATE_FORMAT;
                    }
                } else {
                    recordDateFormat = RECORD_DATE_FORMAT;
                }
                formatterClass.setRecordBeginMarker(recordBeginMarker);
                formatterClass.setRecordEndMarker(recordEndMarker);
                formatterClass.setRecordDateFormat(recordDateFormat);
                formatterClass.setRecordFieldSeparator(recordFieldSeparator);
            }
        } else if (ODLLogFormatter.class.getName().equals(formatterName)) {
            // this loop is used for ODL formatter
            ODLLogFormatter formatterClass = null;
            // set the formatter
            if (agent != null) {
                formatterClass = new ODLLogFormatter(new AgentFormatterDelegate(agent));
                setFormatter(formatterClass);
            } else {
                formatterClass = new ODLLogFormatter();
                setFormatter(formatterClass);
            }