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						</th><th class="ps_nameColumn">Name</th><th class="ps_descriptionColumn">Description</th></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_FileAppender__ctor.htm" target="">FileAppender<span id="ID0EAABCBEAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EAABCBEAAAAA?vb=|cpp=()|cs=()|fs=()|nu=()");
				</script></a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Default constructor
            </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_Appender_FileAppender__ctor_1.htm" target="">FileAppender(ILayout, String)</a></td><td><font color="red"><b>Obsolete. </b></font><div class="summary">
            Construct a new appender using the layout and file specified.
            The file will be appended to.
            </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_Appender_FileAppender__ctor_2.htm" target="">FileAppender(ILayout, String, Boolean)</a></td><td><font color="red"><b>Obsolete. </b></font><div class="summary">
            Construct a new appender using the layout, file and append mode.
            </div></td></tr></table><a href="#mainBody" target="">Back to Top</a><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 class="ps_nameColumn">Name</th><th class="ps_descriptionColumn">Description</th></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_FileAppender_ActivateOptions.htm" target="">ActivateOptions</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Activate the options on the file appender. 
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_ActivateOptions.htm" target="">AppenderSkeleton<span id="ID0ECBA6BDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0ECBA6BDAAAAA?vb=.|cpp=::|cs=.|fs=.|nu=.");
				</script>ActivateOptions<span id="ID0EABA6BDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EABA6BDAAAAA?vb=|cpp=()|cs=()|fs=()|nu=()");
				</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_AddFilter.htm" target="">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" target="">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_FileAppender_Append.htm" target="">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_TextWriterAppender_Append.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender<span id="ID0EBBA4BDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EBBA4BDAAAAA?vb=.|cpp=::|cs=.|fs=.|nu=.");
				</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_FileAppender_Append_1.htm" target="">Append(<span id="ID0EDAB3BDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EDAB3BDAAAAA?vb=|cpp=array&lt;|cs=|fs=|nu=");
				</script>LoggingEvent<span id="ID0EBAB3BDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EBAB3BDAAAAA?vb=()|cpp=&gt;|cs=[]|fs=[]|nu=[]");
				</script>)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            This method is called by the <span class="nolink">DoAppend(<span id="ID0EDBDA3BDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EDBDA3BDAAAAA?vb=|cpp=array&lt;|cs=|fs=|nu=");
				</script>LoggingEvent<span id="ID0EBBDA3BDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EBBDA3BDAAAAA?vb=()|cpp=&gt;|cs=[]|fs=[]|nu=[]");
				</script>)</span>
            method. 
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_Append_1.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender<span id="ID0EFBA3BDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EFBA3BDAAAAA?vb=.|cpp=::|cs=.|fs=.|nu=.");
				</script>Append(<span id="ID0EDBA3BDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EDBA3BDAAAAA?vb=|cpp=array&lt;|cs=|fs=|nu=");
				</script>LoggingEvent<span id="ID0EBBA3BDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EBBA3BDAAAAA?vb=()|cpp=&gt;|cs=[]|fs=[]|nu=[]");
				</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" target="">ClearFilters</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Clears the filter list for this appender.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm" target="">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" target="">Close</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Closes the appender and release resources.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm" target="">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_FileAppender_CloseFile.htm" target="">CloseFile</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Closes the previously opened file.
            </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_FileAppender_CloseWriter.htm" target="">CloseWriter</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Closes the underlying <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ywxh2328" target="_blank">TextWriter</a>.
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_CloseWriter.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender<span id="ID0ECBAYBDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0ECBAYBDAAAAA?vb=.|cpp=::|cs=.|fs=.|nu=.");
				</script>CloseWriter<span id="ID0EABAYBDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EABAYBDAAAAA?vb=|cpp=()|cs=()|fs=()|nu=()");
				</script></a>.)</td></tr><tr data="protected;static;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/protmethod.gif" alt="Protected method" title="Protected method" /><img src="./../icons/static.gif" alt="Static member" title="Static member" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Appender_FileAppender_ConvertToFullPath.htm" target="">ConvertToFullPath</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Convert a path into a fully qualified path.
            </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" target="">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" target="">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" target="">DoAppend(<span id="ID0EDABVBDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EDABVBDAAAAA?vb=|cpp=array&lt;|cs=|fs=|nu=");
				</script>LoggingEvent<span id="ID0EBABVBDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EBABVBDAAAAA?vb=()|cpp=&gt;|cs=[]|fs=[]|nu=[]");
				</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" target="">AppenderSkeleton</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bsc2ak47" target="_blank">Equals</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Determines whether the specified <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a> is equal to the current <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.
                </div> (Inherited from <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><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" target="">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" target="">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" target="">Finalize</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Finalizes this appender by calling the implementation's 
            <a href="M_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_Close.htm" target="">Close<span id="ID0EABDASBDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EABDASBDAAAAA?vb=|cpp=()|cs=()|fs=()|nu=()");
				</script></a> method.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm" target="">AppenderSkeleton</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><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 <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><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><img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dfwy45w9" target="_blank">GetType</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Gets the <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/42892f65" target="_blank">Type</a> of the current instance.
                </div> (Inherited from <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><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" target="">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" target="">AppenderSkeleton</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="protected;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/protmethod.gif" alt="Protected method" title="Protected method" /></td><td><img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><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 <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.
                </div> (Inherited from <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><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_TextWriterAppender_OnClose.htm" target="">OnClose</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Close this appender instance. The underlying stream or writer is also closed.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender</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_FileAppender_OpenFile.htm" target="">OpenFile</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Sets and <i>opens</i> the file where the log output will go. The specified file must be writable.
            </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_TextWriterAppender_PreAppendCheck.htm" target="">PreAppendCheck</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            This method determines if there is a sense in attempting to append.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender</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_FileAppender_PrepareWriter.htm" target="">PrepareWriter</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Called to initialize the file writer
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_PrepareWriter.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender<span id="ID0ECBAKBDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0ECBAKBDAAAAA?vb=.|cpp=::|cs=.|fs=.|nu=.");
				</script>PrepareWriter<span id="ID0EABAKBDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EABAKBDAAAAA?vb=|cpp=()|cs=()|fs=()|nu=()");
				</script></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.htm" target="">RenderLoggingEvent(LoggingEvent)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Renders the <a href="T_log4net_Core_LoggingEvent.htm" target="">LoggingEvent</a> to a string.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm" target="">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" target="">RenderLoggingEvent(TextWriter, LoggingEvent)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Renders the <a href="T_log4net_Core_LoggingEvent.htm" target="">LoggingEvent</a> to a string.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm" target="">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_FileAppender_Reset.htm" target="">Reset</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Closes any previously opened file and calls the parent's <a href="M_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_Reset.htm" target="">Reset<span id="ID0EABDAHBDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EABDAHBDAAAAA?vb=|cpp=()|cs=()|fs=()|nu=()");
				</script></a>.
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_Reset.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender<span id="ID0ECBAHBDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0ECBAHBDAAAAA?vb=.|cpp=::|cs=.|fs=.|nu=.");
				</script>Reset<span id="ID0EABAHBDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EABAHBDAAAAA?vb=|cpp=()|cs=()|fs=()|nu=()");
				</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_FileAppender_SafeOpenFile.htm" target="">SafeOpenFile</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Sets and <i>opens</i> the file where the log output will go. The specified file must be writable.
            </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_FileAppender_SetQWForFiles.htm" target="">SetQWForFiles(Stream)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Sets the quiet writer used for file output
            </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_FileAppender_SetQWForFiles_1.htm" target="">SetQWForFiles(TextWriter)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Sets the quiet writer being used.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7bxwbwt2" target="_blank">ToString</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Returns a <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/s1wwdcbf" target="_blank">String</a> that represents the current <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e5kfa45b" target="_blank">Object</a>.
                </div> (Inherited from <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><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_FileAppender_WriteFooter.htm" target="">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" target="">Footer</a> property.
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_WriteFooter.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender<span id="ID0ECBACBDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0ECBACBDAAAAA?vb=.|cpp=::|cs=.|fs=.|nu=.");
				</script>WriteFooter<span id="ID0EABACBDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EABACBDAAAAA?vb=|cpp=()|cs=()|fs=()|nu=()");
				</script></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_TextWriterAppender_WriteFooterAndCloseWriter.htm" target="">WriteFooterAndCloseWriter</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Writes the footer and closes the underlying <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ywxh2328" target="_blank">TextWriter</a>.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender</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_FileAppender_WriteHeader.htm" target="">WriteHeader</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Writes a header produced by the embedded layout's <a href="P_log4net_Layout_ILayout_Header.htm" target="">Header</a> property.
            </div> (Overrides <a href="M_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_WriteHeader.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender<span id="ID0ECBAABDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0ECBAABDAAAAA?vb=.|cpp=::|cs=.|fs=.|nu=.");
				</script>WriteHeader<span id="ID0EABAABDAAAAA"> </span><script type="text/javascript">
					addToLanSpecTextIdSet("ID0EABAABDAAAAA?vb=|cpp=()|cs=()|fs=()|nu=()");
				</script></a>.)</td></tr></table><a href="#mainBody" target="">Back to Top</a><div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Properties</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 class="ps_nameColumn">Name</th><th class="ps_descriptionColumn">Description</th></tr><tr data="public;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubproperty.gif" alt="Public property" title="Public property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_FileAppender_AppendToFile.htm" target="">AppendToFile</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Gets or sets a flag that indicates whether the file should be
            appended to or overwritten.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="public;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubproperty.gif" alt="Public property" title="Public property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_FileAppender_Encoding.htm" target="">Encoding</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Gets or sets <a href="P_log4net_Appender_FileAppender_Encoding.htm" target="">Encoding</a> used to write to the file.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubproperty.gif" alt="Public property" title="Public property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_ErrorHandler.htm" target="">ErrorHandler</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Gets or set the <a href="T_log4net_Core_IErrorHandler.htm" target="">IErrorHandler</a> and the underlying 
            <a href="T_log4net_Util_QuietTextWriter.htm" target="">QuietTextWriter</a>, if any, for this appender. 
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubproperty.gif" alt="Public property" title="Public property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_FileAppender_File.htm" target="">File</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Gets or sets the path to the file that logging will be written to.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubproperty.gif" alt="Public property" title="Public property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_FilterHead.htm" target="">FilterHead</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            The filter chain.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm" target="">AppenderSkeleton</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubproperty.gif" alt="Public property" title="Public property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_ImmediateFlush.htm" target="">ImmediateFlush</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Gets or set whether the appender will flush at the end 
            of each append operation.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubproperty.gif" alt="Public property" title="Public property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_Layout.htm" target="">Layout</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Gets or sets the <a href="T_log4net_Layout_ILayout.htm" target="">ILayout</a> for this appender.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm" target="">AppenderSkeleton</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubproperty.gif" alt="Public property" title="Public property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_FileAppender_LockingModel.htm" target="">LockingModel</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Gets or sets the <a href="P_log4net_Appender_FileAppender_LockingModel.htm" target="">LockingModel</a> used to handle locking of the file.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubproperty.gif" alt="Public property" title="Public property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_Name.htm" target="">Name</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Gets or sets the name of this appender.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm" target="">AppenderSkeleton</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="protected;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/protproperty.gif" alt="Protected property" title="Protected property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_QuietWriter.htm" target="">QuietWriter</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Gets or sets the <a href="T_log4net_Util_QuietTextWriter.htm" target="">QuietTextWriter</a> where logging events
            will be written to. 
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="protected;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/protproperty.gif" alt="Protected property" title="Protected property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_RequiresLayout.htm" target="">RequiresLayout</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            This appender requires a <a href="N_log4net_Layout.htm" target="">log4net.Layout</a> to be set.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubproperty.gif" alt="Public property" title="Public property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_FileAppender_SecurityContext.htm" target="">SecurityContext</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Gets or sets the <a href="P_log4net_Appender_FileAppender_SecurityContext.htm" target="">SecurityContext</a> used to write to the file.
            </div></td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubproperty.gif" alt="Public property" title="Public property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton_Threshold.htm" target="">Threshold</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Gets or sets the threshold <a href="T_log4net_Core_Level.htm" target="">Level</a> of this appender.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_AppenderSkeleton.htm" target="">AppenderSkeleton</a>.)</td></tr><tr data="public;inherited;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubproperty.gif" alt="Public property" title="Public property" /></td><td><a href="P_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender_Writer.htm" target="">Writer</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Sets the <img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ywxh2328" target="_blank">TextWriter</a> where the log output will go.
            </div> (Inherited from <a href="T_log4net_Appender_TextWriterAppender.htm" target="">TextWriterAppender</a>.)</td></tr></table><a href="#mainBody" target="">Back to Top</a><a name="seeAlsoSection"><!----></a><div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">See Also</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"></div><div class="seeAlsoStyle"><a href="T_log4net_Appender_FileAppender.htm" target="">FileAppender Class</a></div><div class="seeAlsoStyle"><a href="N_log4net_Appender.htm" target="">log4net.Appender Namespace</a></div></div></div></div></div><div id="OH_footer" class="OH_footer"><p>Apache log4net, Apache and log4net are trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation.</p><p><a href="http://logging.apache.org/log4net/" target="_blank"><img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /> 
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