log4net SDK Documentation - Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0

AdoNetAppender.CreateConnection Method 

Creates an IDbConnection instance used to connect to the database.

[Visual Basic]
Overridable Protected Function CreateConnection( _
   ByVal connectionType As Type, _
   ByVal connectionString As String _
) As IDbConnection
[C#]
protected virtual IDbConnection CreateConnection(
   Type connectionType,
   string connectionString
);

Parameters

connectionType
The Type of the IDbConnection object.
connectionString
The connectionString output from the ResolveConnectionString method.

Return Value

An IDbConnection instance with a valid connection string.

Remarks

This method is called whenever a new IDbConnection is needed (i.e. when a reconnect is necessary).

See Also

AdoNetAppender Class | log4net.Appender Namespace