Log4net logging in asp.net MVC
Make changes in web.config file as follows
<configuration>
<configSections>
...
<section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net" />
</configSections>
<appSettings>
...
<add key="log4net.Config" value="log4net.config"/>
<add key="log4net.Config.Watch" value="True"/>
</appSettings>
<log4net>
<appender name="RollingFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
<file type="log4net.Util.PatternString" value="D:/Logs/TTG SmartANPR REST Service/smartanprrest_%date{ddMMyyyy}.log" />
<appendToFile value="true" />
<rollingStyle value="Date" />
<datePattern value="yyyyMMdd" />
<staticLogFileName value="true" />
<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
<conversionPattern value="%date %level - %message%newline" />
</layout>
</appender>
<root>
<level value="DEBUG"/>
<appender-ref ref="RollingFileAppender"/>
</root>
</log4net>
</configuration>
Add following lines in WebApiConfig.cs
config.EnableSystemDiagnosticsTracing();
log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure();
Add Logging class
public static class Logger
{
private static readonly log4net.ILog log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
public static log4net.ILog Log
{
get { return log; }
}
}
To Log write below line
Logger.Log.Debug("TEST");