﻿<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>Hierarchy Methods</title><meta name="Language" content="en-us" /><meta name="System.Keywords" content="Hierarchy class, methods" /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.Id" content="Methods.T:log4net.Repository.Hierarchy.Hierarchy" /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.ContentType" content="Reference" /><meta name="BrandingAware" content="true" /><meta name="container" content="log4net.Repository.Hierarchy" /><meta name="file" content="Methods_T_log4net_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy" /><meta name="guid" content="Methods_T_log4net_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy" /></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">Hierarchy 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_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy.htm">Hierarchy</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_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton_AddRenderer.htm">AddRenderer</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Adds an object renderer for a specific class. 
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton.htm">LoggerRepositorySkeleton</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_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy_BasicRepositoryConfigure.htm">BasicRepositoryConfigure</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Initialize the log4net system using the specified appenders
            </div></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_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy_Clear.htm">Clear</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Clear all logger definitions from the internal hashtable
            </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/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="public;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy_Exists.htm">Exists</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Test if a logger exists
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton_Exists.htm">LoggerRepositorySkeleton<span id="LST89483DC3_0"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST89483DC3_0?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>Exists(String)</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_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton_Flush.htm">Flush</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Flushes all configured Appenders that implement <a href="T_log4net_Appender_IFlushable.htm">IFlushable</a>.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton.htm">LoggerRepositorySkeleton</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_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy_GetAppenders.htm">GetAppenders</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Returns all the Appenders that are currently configured
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton_GetAppenders.htm">LoggerRepositorySkeleton<span id="LST89483DC3_1"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST89483DC3_1?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>GetAppenders<span id="LST89483DC3_2"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST89483DC3_2?cs=()|vb=|cpp=()|nu=()|fs=()");</script></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_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy_GetCurrentLoggers.htm">GetCurrentLoggers</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Returns all the currently defined loggers in the hierarchy as an Array
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton_GetCurrentLoggers.htm">LoggerRepositorySkeleton<span id="LST89483DC3_3"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST89483DC3_3?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>GetCurrentLoggers<span id="LST89483DC3_4"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST89483DC3_4?cs=()|vb=|cpp=()|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="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;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy_GetLogger.htm">GetLogger(String)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Return a new logger instance named as the first parameter using
            the default factory.
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton_GetLogger.htm">LoggerRepositorySkeleton<span id="LST89483DC3_5"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST89483DC3_5?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>GetLogger(String)</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_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy_GetLogger_1.htm">GetLogger(String, ILoggerFactory)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Return a new logger instance named as the first parameter using
            <span class="parameter">factory</span>.
            </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/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="public;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy_IsDisabled.htm">IsDisabled</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Test if this hierarchy is disabled for the specified <a href="T_log4net_Core_Level.htm">Level</a>.
            </div></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_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy_Log.htm">Log</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Log the logEvent through this hierarchy.
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton_Log.htm">LoggerRepositorySkeleton<span id="LST89483DC3_6"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST89483DC3_6?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>Log(LoggingEvent)</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;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="../icons/protmethod.gif" alt="Protected method" title="Protected method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton_OnConfigurationChanged.htm">OnConfigurationChanged</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Notify the registered listeners that the repository has had its configuration changed
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton.htm">LoggerRepositorySkeleton</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_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton_OnConfigurationReset.htm">OnConfigurationReset</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Notify the registered listeners that the repository has had its configuration reset
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton.htm">LoggerRepositorySkeleton</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_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy_OnLoggerCreationEvent.htm">OnLoggerCreationEvent</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Sends a logger creation event to all registered listeners
            </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_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton_OnShutdown.htm">OnShutdown</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Notify the registered listeners that the repository is shutting down
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton.htm">LoggerRepositorySkeleton</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_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton_RaiseConfigurationChanged.htm">RaiseConfigurationChanged</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Raise a configuration changed event on this repository
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton.htm">LoggerRepositorySkeleton</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_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy_ResetConfiguration.htm">ResetConfiguration</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Reset all values contained in this hierarchy instance to their default.
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton_ResetConfiguration.htm">LoggerRepositorySkeleton<span id="LST89483DC3_7"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST89483DC3_7?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>ResetConfiguration<span id="LST89483DC3_8"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST89483DC3_8?cs=()|vb=|cpp=()|nu=()|fs=()");</script></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_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy_Shutdown.htm">Shutdown</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Shutting down a hierarchy will <i>safely</i> close and remove
            all appenders in all loggers including the root logger.
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Repository_LoggerRepositorySkeleton_Shutdown.htm">LoggerRepositorySkeleton<span id="LST89483DC3_9"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST89483DC3_9?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>Shutdown<span id="LST89483DC3_10"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST89483DC3_10?cs=()|vb=|cpp=()|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="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_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy_XmlRepositoryConfigure.htm">XmlRepositoryConfigure</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Initialize the log4net system using the specified config
            </div></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_Repository_Hierarchy_Hierarchy.htm">Hierarchy Class</a></div><div class="seeAlsoStyle"><a href="N_log4net_Repository_Hierarchy.htm">log4net.Repository.Hierarchy 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 2004-2017 The Apache Software Foundation</a></p><div class="OH_feedbacklink">Send comments on this topic to
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