﻿<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>TextWriterAppender Methods</title><meta name="Language" content="en-us" /><meta name="System.Keywords" content="TextWriterAppender class, methods" /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.Id" content="Methods.T:log4net.Appender.TextWriterAppender" /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.ContentType" content="Reference" /><meta name="BrandingAware" content="true" /><meta name="container" content="log4net.Appender" /><meta name="file" content="Methods_T_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender" /><meta name="guid" content="Methods_T_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender" /></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">TextWriterAppender 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_Appender_TextWriterAppender.htm">TextWriterAppender</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="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_ActivateOptions.htm">ActivateOptions</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Initialize the appender based on the options set
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm">AppenderSkeleton</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_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_AddFilter.htm">AddFilter</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Adds a filter to the end of the filter chain.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm">AppenderSkeleton</a>.)</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_Appender_TextWriterAppender_Append.htm">Append(LoggingEvent)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            This method is called by the <span class="nolink">DoAppend(LoggingEvent)</span>
            method. 
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_Append.htm">AppenderSkeleton<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_0"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_0?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>Append(LoggingEvent)</a>.)</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_Appender_TextWriterAppender_Append_1.htm">Append(<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_1"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_1?cpp=array&lt;");</script>LoggingEvent<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_2"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_2?cpp=&gt;|cs=[]|vb=()|nu=[]|fs=[]");</script>)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            This method is called by the <span class="nolink">DoAppend(<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_3"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_3?cpp=array&lt;");</script>LoggingEvent<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_4"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_4?cpp=&gt;|cs=[]|vb=()|nu=[]|fs=[]");</script>)</span>
            method. 
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_Append_1.htm">AppenderSkeleton<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_5"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_5?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>Append(<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_6"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_6?cpp=array&lt;");</script>LoggingEvent<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_7"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_7?cpp=&gt;|cs=[]|vb=()|nu=[]|fs=[]");</script>)</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_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_ClearFilters.htm">ClearFilters</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Clears the filter list for this appender.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm">AppenderSkeleton</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_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_Close.htm">Close</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Closes the appender and release resources.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm">AppenderSkeleton</a>.)</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_Appender_TextWriterAppender_CloseWriter.htm">CloseWriter</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Closes the underlying <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ywxh2328" target="_blank">TextWriter</a>.
            </div></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_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_DoAppend.htm">DoAppend(LoggingEvent)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Performs threshold checks and invokes filters before 
            delegating actual logging to the subclasses specific 
            <span class="nolink">[M:Append(LoggingEvent)]</span> method.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm">AppenderSkeleton</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_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_DoAppend_1.htm">DoAppend(<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_8"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_8?cpp=array&lt;");</script>LoggingEvent<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_9"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_9?cpp=&gt;|cs=[]|vb=()|nu=[]|fs=[]");</script>)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Performs threshold checks and invokes filters before 
            delegating actual logging to the subclasses specific 
            <span class="nolink">[M:Append(LoggingEvent[])]</span> method.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm">AppenderSkeleton</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="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_FilterEvent.htm">FilterEvent</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Test if the logging event should we output by this appender
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm">AppenderSkeleton</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="protected;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/protmethod.gif" alt="Protected method" title="Protected method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_Finalize.htm">Finalize</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Finalizes this appender by calling the implementation's 
            <a href="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_Close.htm">Close<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_10"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_10?cs=()|vb=|cpp=()|nu=()|fs=()");</script></a> method.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm">AppenderSkeleton</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_Flush.htm">Flush</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Flushes any buffered log data.
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_Flush.htm">AppenderSkeleton<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_11"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_11?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>Flush(Int32)</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="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_IsAsSevereAsThreshold.htm">IsAsSevereAsThreshold</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Checks if the message level is below this appender's threshold.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm">AppenderSkeleton</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="protected;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/protmethod.gif" alt="Protected method" title="Protected method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_OnClose.htm">OnClose</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Close this appender instance. The underlying stream or writer is also closed.
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_OnClose.htm">AppenderSkeleton<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_12"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_12?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>OnClose<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_13"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_13?cs=()|vb=|cpp=()|nu=()|fs=()");</script></a>.)</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_Appender_TextWriterAppender_PreAppendCheck.htm">PreAppendCheck</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            This method determines if there is a sense in attempting to append.
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_PreAppendCheck.htm">AppenderSkeleton<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_14"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_14?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>PreAppendCheck<span id="LSTD1BA7BB5_15"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTD1BA7BB5_15?cs=()|vb=|cpp=()|nu=()|fs=()");</script></a>.)</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_Appender_TextWriterAppender_PrepareWriter.htm">PrepareWriter</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Called to allow a subclass to lazily initialize the writer
            </div></td></tr><tr data="protected;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/protmethod.gif" alt="Protected method" title="Protected method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_RenderLoggingEvent.htm">RenderLoggingEvent(LoggingEvent)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Renders the <a href="T_log4net_Core_LoggingEvent.htm">LoggingEvent</a> to a string.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm">AppenderSkeleton</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="protected;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/protmethod.gif" alt="Protected method" title="Protected method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_RenderLoggingEvent_1.htm">RenderLoggingEvent(TextWriter, LoggingEvent)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Renders the <a href="T_log4net_Core_LoggingEvent.htm">LoggingEvent</a> to a string.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm">AppenderSkeleton</a>.)</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_Appender_TextWriterAppender_Reset.htm">Reset</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Clears internal references to the underlying <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ywxh2328" target="_blank">TextWriter</a> 
            and other variables.
            </div></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><tr data="protected;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/protmethod.gif" alt="Protected method" title="Protected method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_WriteFooter.htm">WriteFooter</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Writes a footer as produced by the embedded layout's <a href="P_log4net_Layout_ILayout_Footer.htm">Footer</a> property.
            </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_Appender_TextWriterAppender_WriteFooterAndCloseWriter.htm">WriteFooterAndCloseWriter</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Writes the footer and closes the underlying <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ywxh2328" target="_blank">TextWriter</a>.
            </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_Appender_TextWriterAppender_WriteHeader.htm">WriteHeader</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Writes a header produced by the embedded layout's <a href="P_log4net_Layout_ILayout_Header.htm">Header</a> property.
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