FileAppender.SafeOpenFile Method

FileAppenderSafeOpenFile 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: 2.0.8.0-.NET 4.0

Syntax

protected virtual void SafeOpenFile(
	string fileName,
	bool append
)

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

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

abstract SafeOpenFile : 
        fileName : string * 
        append : bool -> unit 
override SafeOpenFile : 
        fileName : string * 
        append : bool -> unit

Parameters

fileName: Type: SystemString
The path to the log file. Must be a fully qualified path.
append: Type: SystemBoolean
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.

Reference

FileAppender Class

log4net.Appender Namespace