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						</th><th class="ps_nameColumn">Name</th><th class="ps_descriptionColumn">Description</th></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Layout_LayoutSkeleton_Format.htm" target="">Format(LoggingEvent)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Convenience method for easily formatting the logging event into a string variable.
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            Produces a formatted string as specified by the conversion pattern.
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