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Log4net usage patterns
private readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof (MyType));
<section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net" />
<log4net>
<root>
<priority value="INFO"/>
<appender-ref ref="RollingFileAppender" />
<appender-ref ref="EventLogAppender" />
</root>
<appender name="RollingFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
<file value="C:\logs\log.txt" />
<appendToFile value="true" />
<rollingStyle value="Size" />
<maxSizeRollBackups value="10" />
<maximumFileSize value="1000KB" />
<staticLogFileName value="true" />
<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
<conversionPattern value="%date [%thread] %-5level %logger - %message%newline" />
</layout>
<evaluator type="log4net.Core.LevelEvaluator">
<threshold value="INFO"/>
</evaluator>
<filter type="log4net.Filter.LoggerMatchFilter">
<LoggerToMatch value="NHibernate" />
<AcceptOnMatch value="False" />
</filter>
<filter type="log4net.Filter.LevelRangeFilter">
<levelMin value="INFO" />
<acceptOnMatch value="true" />
</filter>
<filter type="log4net.Filter.DenyAllFilter" />
</appender>
<appender name="EventLogAppender" type="log4net.Appender.EventLogAppender">
<param name = "ApplicationName" value ="YourApp.Name" />
<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
<conversionPattern value="%date [%thread] %-5level %logger [%property{NDC}] - %message%newline" />
</layout>
<evaluator type="log4net.Core.LevelEvaluator">
<threshold value="ERROR"/>
</evaluator>
<filter type="log4net.Filter.LevelRangeFilter">
<levelMin value="ERROR" />
<acceptOnMatch value="true" />
</filter>
<filter type="log4net.Filter.DenyAllFilter" />
</appender>
</log4net>
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