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Why isn't there a trace level in log4Net?

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I was just wondering why there isn't a trace level in log4Net. This level seems to be missing and I sometimes feel the need to use it, for example to output what events are being executed in an application. This feature is a part of log4J.

I know I can create a custom level like is talked about here but I don't want to put time and effort in something I feel should be part of the library itself.

Do you know about a log4net extension library that implements this or why this wasn't a part of the port to .net ?

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armannvg Avatar asked Sep 08 '09 15:09

armannvg


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You can add a Verbose (or Trace level) to log4net by using extension methods. This is what I'm using:

public static class ILogExtentions {            public static void Trace(this ILog log, string message, Exception exception)     {         log.Logger.Log(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType,              log4net.Core.Level.Trace, message, exception);     }      public static void Trace(this ILog log, string message)     {         log.Trace(message, null);     }      public static void Verbose(this ILog log, string message, Exception exception)     {         log.Logger.Log(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType,              log4net.Core.Level.Verbose, message, exception);     }      public static void Verbose(this ILog log, string message)     {         log.Verbose(message, null);     }  } 

Usage example:

public class ClientDAO {     private static readonly log4net.ILog log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(ClientDAO));      public void GetClientByCode()     {         log.Trace("your verbose message here");         //....     } } 

Source:

http://www.matthewlowrance.com/post/2010/07/14/Logging-to-Trace-Verbose-etc-with-log4net.aspx

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Wagner Danda da Silva Filho Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 16:09

Wagner Danda da Silva Filho


There is a trace level in the log4net.Core.Level class http://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/sdk/html/F_log4net_Core_Level_Trace.htm

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nos Avatar answered Sep 16 '22 16:09

nos