Extend this abstract class to create your own log layout format.
Inheritance Hierarchy
log4net.LayoutLayoutSkeleton
log4net.LayoutExceptionLayout
log4net.LayoutPatternLayout
log4net.LayoutSimpleLayout
log4net.LayoutXmlLayoutBase
Namespace: log4net.Layout
Assembly: log4net (in log4net.dll) Version: 2.0.6.0-.NET 4.0
Syntax
The LayoutSkeleton type exposes the following members.
Constructors
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | LayoutSkeleton |
Empty default constructor
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Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ContentType |
The content type output by this layout.
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| Footer |
The footer for the layout format.
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| Header |
The header for the layout format.
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| IgnoresException |
Flag indicating if this layout handles exceptions
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Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ActivateOptions |
Activate component options
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| Equals | (Inherited from Object.) |
| Finalize |
Allows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection.
(Inherited from Object.) |
| Format(LoggingEvent) |
Convenience method for easily formatting the logging event into a string variable.
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| Format(TextWriter, LoggingEvent) |
Implement this method to create your own layout format.
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| GetHashCode |
Serves as a hash function for a particular type.
(Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType |
Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone |
Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.
(Inherited from Object.) |
| ToString | (Inherited from Object.) |
Remarks
This is the base implementation of the ILayout interface. Most layout objects should extend this class.
Remarks
 Note |
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Subclasses must implement the [M:Format(TextWriter,LoggingEvent)] method. Subclasses should set the IgnoresException in their default constructor. |
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