src/java.logging/share/classes/java/util/logging/LogManager.java

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                          // Create and retain Logger for the root of the namespace.
                          owner.addLogger(root);
  
                          // For backward compatibility: add any handlers configured using
                          // ".handlers"
!                         owner.createLoggerHandlers("", ".handlers")
!                                 .stream()
!                                 .forEach(root::addHandler);
  
                          // Initialize level if not yet initialized
                          if (!root.isLevelInitialized()) {
                              root.setLevel(defaultLevel);
                          }
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                          // Create and retain Logger for the root of the namespace.
                          owner.addLogger(root);
  
                          // For backward compatibility: add any handlers configured using
                          // ".handlers"
!                         addInitialRootLoggerHandlers();
  
                          // Initialize level if not yet initialized
                          if (!root.isLevelInitialized()) {
                              root.setLevel(defaultLevel);
                          }
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                  closeOnResetLoggers.addIfAbsent(CloseOnReset.create(logger));
              }
          }
      }
  
!     private List<Handler> createLoggerHandlers(final String name, final String handlersPropertyName)
      {
          String names[] = parseClassNames(handlersPropertyName);
          List<Handler> handlers = new ArrayList<>(names.length);
          for (String type : names) {
              try {
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                  closeOnResetLoggers.addIfAbsent(CloseOnReset.create(logger));
              }
          }
      }
  
!     /**
!      * Invoked when the root logger is initialized.
!      * This method is called only once, when the root logger is initialized.
!      * The default implementation of this method will instantiate
!      * any handlers defined by the {@code ".handlers"} property and add
!      * them to the root logger.
!      * <p>
!      * Subclasses of {@code LogManager} may override this method
!      * to turn off this behavior, by providing an empty method body.
!      */
!     protected void addInitialRootLoggerHandlers() {
!         createLoggerHandlers("", ".handlers")
!                 .stream()
!                 .forEach(rootLogger::addHandler);
!     }
! 
!     private List<Handler> createLoggerHandlers(final String name,
!                                                final String handlersPropertyName)
      {
          String names[] = parseClassNames(handlersPropertyName);
          List<Handler> handlers = new ArrayList<>(names.length);
          for (String type : names) {
              try {