log4net SDK Documentation - Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0

LayoutSkeleton Class

Extend this abstract class to create your own log layout format.

For a list of all members of this type, see LayoutSkeleton Members.

System.Object
   log4net.Layout.LayoutSkeleton
      log4net.Layout.ExceptionLayout
      log4net.Layout.PatternLayout
      log4net.Layout.SimpleLayout
      log4net.Layout.XmlLayoutBase

[Visual Basic]
MustInherit Public Class LayoutSkeleton
    Implements ILayout, IOptionHandler
[C#]
public abstract class LayoutSkeleton : ILayout, IOptionHandler

Thread Safety

Public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Instance members are not guaranteed to be thread-safe.

Remarks

This is the base implementation of the ILayout interface. Most layout objects should extend this class.

Notes to Inheritors:    

Subclasses must implement the Format method.

Subclasses should set the IgnoresException in their default constructor.

Requirements

Namespace: log4net.Layout

Assembly: log4net (in log4net.dll)

See Also

LayoutSkeleton Members | log4net.Layout Namespace