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            Tests if this appender requires a <a href="P_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_Layout.htm">Layout</a> to be set.
            </div><p> </p><strong>Namespace:</strong> <a href="N_log4net_Appender.htm">log4net.Appender</a><br /><strong>Assembly:</strong> log4net (in log4net.dll) Version: 2.0.6.0-.NET 4.0<div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Syntax</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainer"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabs"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeft" id="ID0EDCA_tabimgleft"> </div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab1" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabFirst"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','cs','1','4');return false;">C#</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab2" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','vb','2','4');return false;">VB</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab3" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','cpp','3','4');return false;">C++</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab4" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','fs','4','4');return false;">F#</a></div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRight" id="ID0EDCA_tabimgright"> </div></div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCodeCollection"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetToolBar"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetToolBarText"><a id="ID0EDCA_copyCode" href="#" onclick="javascript:CopyToClipboard('ID0EDCA');return false;" title="Copy">Copy</a></div></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div1" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: block"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">protected</span> <span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="identifier">bool</span> <span class="identifier">RequiresLayout</span> { <span class="keyword">get</span>; }</pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div2" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">Protected</span> <span class="keyword">Overridable</span> <span class="keyword">ReadOnly</span> <span class="keyword">Property</span> <span class="identifier">RequiresLayout</span> <span class="keyword">As</span> <span class="identifier">Boolean</span>
	<span class="keyword">Get</span></pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div3" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">protected</span>:
<span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="keyword">property</span> <span class="identifier">bool</span> <span class="identifier">RequiresLayout</span> {
	<span class="identifier">bool</span> <span class="keyword">get</span> ();
}</pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div4" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">abstract</span> <span class="identifier">RequiresLayout</span> : <span class="identifier">bool</span> <span class="keyword">with</span> <span class="keyword">get</span>
<span class="keyword">override</span> <span class="identifier">RequiresLayout</span> : <span class="identifier">bool</span> <span class="keyword">with</span> <span class="keyword">get</span></pre></div></div></div><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageTabSet("ID0EDCA");</script><h4 class="subHeading">Return Value</h4>Type: <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a28wyd50" target="_blank">Boolean</a><br /><span class="code">true</span> if the appender requires a layout object, otherwise <span class="code">false</span>.
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            In the rather exceptional case, where the appender 
            implementation admits a layout but can also work without it, 
            then the appender should return <span class="code">true</span>.
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            This default implementation always returns <span class="code">false</span>.
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