Log4j Appenders usually create a default layout if one is not configured. Gary On Nov 10, 2015 7:22 AM, "Nicholas Duane" <nic...@msn.com> wrote:
> From reading the log4j2/log4net docs it appears adding a layout to an > appender is optional. If I don't add a layout to an appender how does the > appender generate the string for the event? Does it simply call > toString()/ToString() on the event object? If that's the case then if we > want our event to have a specific format by default then I guess we need to > code that in toString()/ToString(), correct? > > Thanks, > Nick >