FileAppender.ExclusiveLock.OpenFile Method Apache log4netâ„¢ SDK Documentation
Open the file specified and prepare for logging.

Namespace: log4net.Appender
Assembly: log4net (in log4net.dll) Version: 2.0.6.0-.NET 4.0
Syntax

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

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().

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