FileAppender.SafeOpenFile Method

FileAppender SafeOpenFile 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 SafeOpenFile(
	string fileName,
	bool append
)

protected virtual void SafeOpenFile(
	string fileName,
	bool append
)

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

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

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

protected:
virtual void SafeOpenFile(
	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

Calls OpenFile(String, Boolean) but guarantees not to throw an exception. Errors are passed to the ErrorHandler.