Malcolm McRoberts's List: .Net

• Assert(Boolean, String, String)
• Fail(String, String)
• TraceError(String, Object[])
• TraceInformation(String, Object[])
• TraceWarning(String, Object[])

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• public class ClassWithLoggingExample

  {

      private static readonly ILog log = 
  LogManager.GetLogger( System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);

      ...

  }

• // In ascending order of severity (descending level of verbosity) 

  log.Debug("This is a DEBUG level message. The most VERBOSE level.");

  log.Info("Extended information, with higher importance than the Debug call");

  log.Warn("An unexpected but recoverable situation occurred");

  log.Error("An unexpected error occurred, an exception was thrown, or is about to be thrown", ex);

  log.Fatal("Meltdown!", ex);

• // If you are concerned about performance, test the appropriate

  // log level enabled property (one for each of the log level methods)

  if (log.IsInfoEnabled) 

      log.Info("Performance sensitive Info message");

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• The Enterprise Library Logging Application Block simplifies the implementation of common logging functions. You can use the Logging Application Block to write information to a variety of locations:

   
   
  • The event log
   
  • An e-mail message
   
  • A database
   
  • A message queue
   
  • A text file
   
  • A Windows® Management Instrumentation (WMI) event
   
  • Custom locations using application block extension points