<p>I am using log.properties to configure logging for a Java app. Each class gets its own logger named after itself (e.g. com.company.program.ClassX).</p>

<p>I want to set a custom formatter for just one log, and leave the handler with the SimpleFormatter. Is this possible?</p>

<p>I am not interested in using log4j or another of the other logging suites. I am well aware of them. Nor am I interested in configuring a customer formatter for the logger through code, although if that is the only way to do it, it would be nice to know. Google isn't helping, and I am having problems testing this myself.</p>

I believe this is a limitation of Java logging.
You should decide to become interested in log4j.  java.util.logging is only marginally better than
```
System.out.println
```