﻿<html><head><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" /><link rel="shortcut icon" href="../icons/favicon.ico" /><style type="text/css">.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeftActive, .OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeft,.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeftDisabled { }.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRightActive, .OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRight,.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRightDisabled { }.OH_footer { }</style><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../styles/branding.css" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../styles/branding-en-US.css" /><script type="text/javascript" src="../scripts/branding.js"> </script><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>PatternLayoutConverter Methods</title><meta name="Language" content="en-us" /><meta name="System.Keywords" content="PatternLayoutConverter class, methods" /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.Id" content="Methods.T:log4net.Layout.Pattern.PatternLayoutConverter" /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.ContentType" content="Reference" /><meta name="BrandingAware" content="true" /><meta name="container" content="log4net.Layout.Pattern" /><meta name="file" content="Methods_T_log4net_Layout_Pattern_PatternLayoutConverter" /><meta name="guid" content="Methods_T_log4net_Layout_Pattern_PatternLayoutConverter" /></head><body onload="OnLoad('cs')"><input type="hidden" id="userDataCache" class="userDataStyle" /><div class="OH_outerDiv"><div class="OH_outerContent"><table class="TitleTable"><tr><td class="OH_tdTitleColumn">PatternLayoutConverter Methods</td><td class="OH_tdRunningTitleColumn">Apache log4net™ SDK Documentation</td></tr></table><div id="mainSection"><div id="mainBody"><span class="introStyle"></span><p>The <a href="T_log4net_Layout_Pattern_PatternLayoutConverter.htm">PatternLayoutConverter</a> type exposes the following members.</p><div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Methods</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><table id="memberList" class="members"><tr><th class="ps_iconColumn">
								 
							</th><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr><tr data="protected;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/protmethod.gif" alt="Protected method" title="Protected method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Layout_Pattern_PatternLayoutConverter_Convert.htm">Convert(TextWriter, LoggingEvent)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Derived pattern converters must override this method in order to
            convert conversion specifiers in the correct way.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="protected;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/protmethod.gif" alt="Protected method" title="Protected method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Layout_Pattern_PatternLayoutConverter_Convert_1.htm">Convert(TextWriter, Object)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Derived pattern converters must override this method in order to
            convert conversion specifiers in the correct way.
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Util_PatternConverter_Convert.htm">PatternConverter<span id="LST2AB23309_0"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST2AB23309_0?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>Convert(TextWriter, Object)</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bsc2ak47" target="_blank">Equals</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Determines whether the specified <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a> is equal to the current <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.
                </div> (Inherited from <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="protected;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/protmethod.gif" alt="Protected method" title="Protected method" /></td><td><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4k87zsw7" target="_blank">Finalize</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Allows an <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a> to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a> is reclaimed by garbage collection.
                </div> (Inherited from <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Util_PatternConverter_Format.htm">Format</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Write the pattern converter to the writer with appropriate formatting
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Util_PatternConverter.htm">PatternConverter</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zdee4b3y" target="_blank">GetHashCode</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Serves as a hash function for a particular type. 
                </div> (Inherited from <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dfwy45w9" target="_blank">GetType</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Gets the <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/42892f65" target="_blank">Type</a> of the current instance.
                </div> (Inherited from <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="protected;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/protmethod.gif" alt="Protected method" title="Protected method" /></td><td><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/57ctke0a" target="_blank">MemberwiseClone</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Creates a shallow copy of the current <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.
                </div> (Inherited from <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Util_PatternConverter_SetNext.htm">SetNext</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Set the next pattern converter in the chains
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Util_PatternConverter.htm">PatternConverter</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7bxwbwt2" target="_blank">ToString</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Returns a <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/s1wwdcbf" target="_blank">String</a> that represents the current <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.
                </div> (Inherited from <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.)</td></tr></table><a href="#mainBody">Top</a><div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion" id="seeAlsoSection"><div class="OH_regiontitle">See Also</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><h4 class="subHeading">Reference</h4><div class="seeAlsoStyle"><a href="T_log4net_Layout_Pattern_PatternLayoutConverter.htm">PatternLayoutConverter Class</a></div><div class="seeAlsoStyle"><a href="N_log4net_Layout_Pattern.htm">log4net.Layout.Pattern Namespace</a></div></div></div></div></div><div id="OH_footer" class="OH_footer">Apache log4net, Apache and log4net are trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation.<p><a href="http://logging.apache.org/log4net/" target="_blank">Copyright 2004-2016 The Apache Software Foundation</a></p><div class="OH_feedbacklink">Send comments on this topic to
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