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Class LogManager

Class responsible for creating new ILogger instances.

Inheritance
System.Object
LogManager
Namespace: EPiServer.Logging
Assembly: EPiServer.Framework.dll
Version: 12.0.3
Syntax
public class LogManager : Object

Constructors

LogManager()

Initializes a new instance of the LogManager class.

Declaration
public LogManager()

Fields

BoundaryType

Gets the type of the class that represents the boundary of the logging system.

Declaration
public static readonly Type BoundaryType
Field Value
Type Description
System.Type
Remarks

This can be used by certain logging framework to find and log the correct stack information.

Properties

Instance

Gets or sets the current LogManager instance.

Declaration
public static LogManager Instance { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
LogManager
Remarks

This property is guaranteed to always return a LogManager object. If set to null, all logging will be cancelled.

LoggerFactory

Delegate that is used to create a ILoggerFactory in case auto create factory was assigned.

Declaration
public static Func<ILoggerFactory> LoggerFactory { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Func<ILoggerFactory>

Methods

AddFactory(ILoggerFactory)

Adds a ILoggerFactory to the current LogManager.

Declaration
public virtual void AddFactory(ILoggerFactory factory)
Parameters
Type Name Description
ILoggerFactory factory

The factory that should be used.
Remarks

The basic LogManager implementation currently only supports the use of one single ILoggerFactory and will only use the instance last registered. This behavior is subject to change in future releases.

Adding a new factory will not affect any ILogger instances that has been created and used already.

Exceptions
Type Condition
System.ArgumentNullException

factory

GetLogger()

Gets a ILogger instance from the current Instance configured for the calling class.

Declaration
public static ILogger GetLogger()
Returns
Type Description
ILogger

A new ILogger instance.
Remarks

As this method uses the stack and some reflection it is not recommended to use this from other than initializing static fields.

GetLogger(String)

Gets a ILogger instance for the provided name.

Declaration
public virtual ILogger GetLogger(string name)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name

The name of the logger to get.
Returns
Type Description
ILogger

A new ILogger instance
Remarks

This method is guaranteed to always return an instance.

GetLogger(Type)

Gets a ILogger instance from the current Instance for a give type.

Declaration
public static ILogger GetLogger(Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type

The type that the logger should be created for.
Returns
Type Description
ILogger

A new ILogger instance.
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.ArgumentNullException

type

Extension Methods