# File /home/cepheus/projects/prep/log4r-1.0.0/src/log4r/formatter.rb, line 125
    def format_object(obj)
      if obj.kind_of? Exception
        return "Caught #{obj.type}: #{obj.message}" + \
               "\n   " + obj.backtrace.join("\n   ")
      elsif obj.kind_of? String
        return obj
      else # inspect the object
        return "#{obj.type}: #{obj.inspect}"
      end
    end