Configuring a .NET Application to log to TraceListener

Requirements

log4net version 1.2.11 (download it from here)

Application build requirements:

add a reference to the log4net.dll to your application

Application configuration

pogrammatic configuration:

using log4net;
using log4net.Layout;
using log4net.Appender;
using log4net.Config;
...
[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{
	UdpAppender udpapp = new UdpAppender();
	udpapp.RemoteAddress = System.Net.IPAddress.Loopback;
	udpapp.RemotePort = 9991;
	XmlLayoutSchemaLog4j layout = new XmlLayoutSchemaLog4j(true);
	udpapp.Layout = layout;
	udpapp.ActivateOptions();
	BasicConfigurator.Configure((udpapp);
	LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program)).Info("Hello from log4net.");
}

configuration through a XML configuration file:

using log4net;
using log4net.Config;
...
[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args
{
	XmlConfigurator.ConfigureAndWatch(new System.IO.FileInfo(@"LogConfig.xml"));
	LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program)).Info("Hello from log4net.");
}

XML configuration file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<log4net>
	<appender name="UdpAppender" type="log4net.Appender.UdpAppender">
		<remoteAddress value="localhost" />
		<remotePort value="9991" />
			<layout type="log4net.Layout.XmlLayoutSchemaLog4j">
				<param name="LocationInfo" value="true"/>
			</layout>
	</appender>
	<root>
		<level value="DEBUG" />
			<appender-ref ref="UdpAppender" />
	</root>
</log4net>