NetSendAppender ClassApache log4net™ SDK Documentation
Logs entries by sending network messages using the NetMessageBufferSend(String, String, String, String, Int32) native function.
Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  log4net.AppenderAppenderSkeleton
    log4net.AppenderNetSendAppender

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

public class NetSendAppender : AppenderSkeleton

The NetSendAppender type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  NameDescription
Public methodNetSendAppender
Initializes the appender.
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Properties

  NameDescription
Public propertyErrorHandler
Gets or sets the IErrorHandler for this appender.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public propertyFilterHead
The filter chain.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public propertyLayout
Gets or sets the ILayout for this appender.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public propertyName
Gets or sets the name of this appender.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public propertyRecipient
Gets or sets the message alias to which the message should be sent.
Protected propertyRequiresLayout
This appender requires a log4net.Layout to be set.
(Overrides AppenderSkeletonRequiresLayout.)
Public propertySecurityContext
Gets or sets the SecurityContext used to call the NetSend method.
Public propertySender
Gets or sets the sender of the message.
Public propertyServer
Gets or sets the DNS or NetBIOS name of the remote server on which the function is to execute.
Public propertyThreshold
Gets or sets the threshold Level of this appender.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
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Methods

  NameDescription
Public methodActivateOptions
Initialize the appender based on the options set.
(Overrides AppenderSkeletonActivateOptions.)
Public methodAddFilter
Adds a filter to the end of the filter chain.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Protected methodAppend(LoggingEvent)
Append a bulk array of logging events.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Protected methodAppend(LoggingEvent)
This method is called by the DoAppend(LoggingEvent) method.
(Overrides AppenderSkeletonAppend(LoggingEvent).)
Public methodClearFilters
Clears the filter list for this appender.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodClose
Closes the appender and release resources.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodDoAppend(LoggingEvent)
Performs threshold checks and invokes filters before delegating actual logging to the subclasses specific [M:Append(LoggingEvent)] method.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodDoAppend(LoggingEvent)
Performs threshold checks and invokes filters before delegating actual logging to the subclasses specific [M:Append(LoggingEvent[])] method.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodEquals
Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object.
(Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodFilterEvent
Test if the logging event should we output by this appender
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Protected methodFinalize
Finalizes this appender by calling the implementation's Close method.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodFlush
Flushes any buffered log data.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodGetHashCode
Serves as a hash function for a particular type.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetType
Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodIsAsSevereAsThreshold
Checks if the message level is below this appender's threshold.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Protected methodMemberwiseClone
Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.
(Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodStatic memberNetMessageBufferSend
Sends a buffer of information to a registered message alias.
Protected methodOnClose
Is called when the appender is closed. Derived classes should override this method if resources need to be released.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Protected methodPreAppendCheck
Called before [M:Append(LoggingEvent)] as a precondition.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Protected methodRenderLoggingEvent(LoggingEvent)
Renders the LoggingEvent to a string.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Protected methodRenderLoggingEvent(TextWriter, LoggingEvent)
Renders the LoggingEvent to a string.
(Inherited from AppenderSkeleton.)
Public methodToString
Returns a String that represents the current Object.
(Inherited from Object.)
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Remarks

You can send messages only to names that are active on the network. If you send the message to a user name, that user must be logged on and running the Messenger service to receive the message.

The receiver will get a top most window displaying the messages one at a time, therefore this appender should not be used to deliver a high volume of messages.

The following table lists some possible uses for this appender :

ActionProperty Value(s)
Send a message to a user account on the local machine

Server = <name of the local machine>

Recipient = <user name>

Send a message to a user account on a remote machine

Server = <name of the remote machine>

Recipient = <user name>

Send a message to a domain user account

Server = <name of a domain controller | uninitialized>

Recipient = <user name>

Send a message to all the names in a workgroup or domain

Recipient = <workgroup name | domain name>*

Send a message from the local machine to a remote machine

Server = <name of the local machine | uninitialized>

Recipient = <name of the remote machine>

Note : security restrictions apply for sending network messages, see NetMessageBufferSend(String, String, String, String, Int32) for more information.

Examples

An example configuration section to log information using this appender from the local machine, named LOCAL_PC, to machine OPERATOR_PC :

<appender name="NetSendAppender_Operator" type="log4net.Appender.NetSendAppender"><server value="LOCAL_PC" /><recipient value="OPERATOR_PC" /><layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout" value="%-5p %c [%x] - %m%n" /></appender>
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