LogManagerGetLogger Method (String)Apache log4net™ SDK Documentation
Retrieves or creates a named logger.

Namespace: log4net
Assembly: log4net (in log4net.dll) Version: 2.0.8.0-.NET 4.0
Syntax

public static ILog GetLogger(
	string name
)

Parameters

name
Type: SystemString
The name of the logger to retrieve.

Return Value

Type: ILog
The logger with the name specified.
Remarks

Retrieves a logger named as the name parameter. If the named logger already exists, then the existing instance will be returned. Otherwise, a new instance is created.

By default, loggers do not have a set level but inherit it from the hierarchy. This is one of the central features of log4net.

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