Load Log4j2 configuration file programmatically

Question

I want to load Log4j2 XML configuration file programmatically from my application.

Tried this:

ConfigurationSource source = new ConfigurationSource();
source.setLocation(logConfigurationFile);
Configurator.initialize(null, source);

and this:

ConfigurationSource source = new ConfigurationSource();
source.setLocation(logConfigurationFile);
ConfigurationFactory factory = (ConfigurationFactory) XMLConfigurationFactory.getInstance().getConfiguration(source);
ConfigurationFactory.setConfigurationFactory(factory);

But nothing works yet.

Answer 1

Considering - https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/log4j-core/apidocs/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/Configurator.html

Configurator.initialize(null, "classpath:conf/logger.xml");
or
Configurator.initialize(null, "/full_path/conf/logger.xml");

Be aware and does not use both at the same time.