FileAppenderExclusiveLockOpenFile Method Apache log4net™ 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: SystemString
The filename to use
append
Type: SystemBoolean
Whether to append to the file, or overwrite
encoding
Type: System.TextEncoding
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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