log4net XmlConfigurator Simplified

Joseph Guadagno

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16 Jun 2007CPOL5 min read

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This article covers the configuration of log4net using the XmlConfigurator. This article also demonstrates how to create multiple log files for your application.

multipleloggers.zip
- log4net_configuration_demystified.htm
- log4net_objects.gif
- MultipleLoggers.sln
- MultipleLoggers.suo
- MultipleLoggers
  - bin
    - Debug
      - log4net.config
      - log4net.dll
      - log4net.xml
      - logs
      - MyCompany.MultipleLoggers.exe
      - MyCompany.MultipleLoggers.vshost.exe
      - MyCompany.MyLibrary1.dll
      - MyCompany.MyLibrary2.dll
  - Form1.cs
  - Form1.Designer.cs
  - Form1.resx
  - log4net.config
  - MultipleClasses.cs
  - MultipleLoggers.csproj
  - Program.cs
  - Properties
- MyLibrary1
  - bin
    - Debug
      - MyCompany.MyLibrary1.dll
  - MyFirstClass.cs
  - MyLibrary1.csproj
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
- MyLibrary2
  - bin
    - Debug
      - MyCompany.MyLibrary2.dll
  - MyLibrary2.csproj
  - MySecondClass.cs
  - MyThirdClass.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs

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Written By

Joseph Guadagno

Web Developer

United States

I have been in software development for about 15 years or so. I started out with a small book on QuickBASIC, then moved the Visual Basic for DOS, then Visual Basic for Windows, then Visual Basic .NET and eventually Visual C#. When I am not working at my full time job I donate my time to several community efforts like:

Former President of INETA North America, currently Vice President.
President of the Southeast Valley .NET User Group (SEVDNUG) in Chandler, AZ.
Serving on my City's Parks and Recreation board.

I have or have had the following "MVP" awards:

Visual Basic MVP in 1996
C# MVP since 2009
Telerik MVP since 2010

I maintain a Open Source project on CodePlex which wraps the Bing API called BingSharp.

I also help / organize or participate in several community events:

Desert Code Camp
AZGiveCamp
Organizer for the 1st Time MVP event at the MVP Summit
MVP 2 MVP Sessions at MVP Summit.
Awesome bean pusher at GeekGive at the MVP Summit.

log4net XmlConfigurator Simplified

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