FileAppender.OpenFile Method

FileAppender OpenFile Method

Apache log4net™ SDK Documentation

Sets and opens the file where the log output will go. The specified file must be writable.

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

Syntax

protected virtual void OpenFile(
	string fileName,
	bool append
)

protected virtual void OpenFile(
	string fileName,
	bool append
)

Protected Overridable Sub OpenFile ( 
	fileName As String,
	append As Boolean
)

Protected Overridable Sub OpenFile ( 
	fileName As String,
	append As Boolean
)

protected:
virtual void OpenFile(
	String^ fileName, 
	bool append
)

protected:
virtual void OpenFile(
	String^ fileName, 
	bool append
)

fileName: Type: System String
The path to the log file. Must be a fully qualified path.

append: Type: System Boolean
If true will append to fileName. Otherwise will truncate fileName

Remarks

If there was already an opened file, then the previous file is closed first.

This method will ensure that the directory structure for the fileName specified exists.