Setting log4j log level programmatically

private static void setupLog4j() { 
  System.out.println(“setupLog4j”); 
  BasicConfigurator.resetConfiguration(); 
  // Start clean. Logger.getRootLogger().removeAllAppenders(); 
  // Create appender ConsoleAppender console = new ConsoleAppender(); 
  // Configure the appender String PATTERN = “%d –[ %p ] %l: %m%n”; 
  console.setLayout(new PatternLayout(PATTERN)); 
  console.activateOptions(); console.setName(“stdout”); 
  Logger.getRootLogger().setLevel(Level.DEBUG); 
  BasicConfigurator.configure(console); 
  LOG = Logger.getLogger(MinerTest.class); 
}