FileAppender.ExclusiveLock.OpenFile Method

FileAppender ExclusiveLock OpenFile Method

Apache log4net™ SDK Documentation

Open the file specified and prepare for logging.

Namespace: log4net.Appender
Assembly: log4net (in log4net.dll) Version: 1.2.15.0 (1.2.15.0)

Syntax

public override void OpenFile(
	string filename,
	bool append,
	Encoding encoding
)

public override void OpenFile(
	string filename,
	bool append,
	Encoding encoding
)

Public Overrides Sub OpenFile ( 
	filename As String,
	append As Boolean,
	encoding As Encoding
)

Public Overrides Sub OpenFile ( 
	filename As String,
	append As Boolean,
	encoding As Encoding
)

public:
virtual void OpenFile(
	String^ filename, 
	bool append, 
	Encoding^ encoding
) override

public:
virtual void OpenFile(
	String^ filename, 
	bool append, 
	Encoding^ encoding
) override

Parameters

filename: Type: System String
The filename to use

append: Type: System Boolean
Whether to append to the file, or overwrite

encoding: Type: System.Text Encoding
The encoding to use

Remarks

Open the file specified and prepare for logging. No writes will be made until AcquireLock is called. Must be called before any calls to AcquireLock , ReleaseLock and CloseFile .