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						</th><th class="ps_nameColumn">Name</th><th class="ps_descriptionColumn">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_Util_PatternConverter_Convert.htm" target="">Convert</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Evaluate this pattern converter and write the output to a writer.
            </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/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><img src="./../icons/online_icon.gif" class="OH_offlineIcon" alt="Online" title="Online" /><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4k87zsw7" target="_blank">Finalize</a></td><td><div class="summary">
                    Allows an <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> to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the <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 reclaimed by garbage collection.
                </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;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Util_PatternConverter_Format.htm" target="">Format</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Write the pattern converter to the writer with appropriate formatting
            </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/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><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="public;declared;notNetfw;"><td><img src="./../icons/pubmethod.gif" alt="Public method" title="Public method" /></td><td><a href="M_log4net_Util_PatternConverter_SetNext.htm" target="">SetNext</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Set the next pattern converter in the chains
            </div></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_Util_PatternConverter_SpacePad.htm" target="">SpacePad</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Fast space padding method.
            </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;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_Util_PatternConverter_WriteDictionary.htm" target="">WriteDictionary(TextWriter, ILoggerRepository, IDictionary)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Write an dictionary to a <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></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_Util_PatternConverter_WriteDictionary_1.htm" target="">WriteDictionary(TextWriter, ILoggerRepository, IDictionaryEnumerator)</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Write an dictionary to a <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></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_Util_PatternConverter_WriteObject.htm" target="">WriteObject</a></td><td><div class="summary">
            Write an object to a <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></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_Util_PatternConverter.htm" target="">PatternConverter Class</a></div><div class="seeAlsoStyle"><a href="N_log4net_Util.htm" target="">log4net.Util 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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