I doubt many users need to customize how string messages are rendered. Regarding this line:
else if (m_repository != null) When will a repository be null? The second line in log4net's internal log always seems to be: log4net: DefaultRepositorySelector: defaultRepositoryType [log4net.Repository.Hierarchy.Hierarchy] --- Nicko Cadell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The renderer is used to convert the m_message object into a string > only > if it is not already a string. > > We could remove the early test for string, this could then be done by > the default renderer allowing it to be customised by the user. > However > the performance gain of doing the early test benefits about 99.999% > of > users. > > If you want to use a renderer then you need to pass in a custom > object > to the ILog.Debug() methods rather than a string. > > Nicko > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ron Grabowski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 11 September 2005 08:11 > > To: log4net-dev@logging.apache.org > > Subject: Renderers > > > > LoggingEvent.cs contains this code: > > > > public string RenderedMessage > > { > > get > > { > > if (m_data.Message == null) > > { > > if (m_message == null) > > { > > m_data.Message = ""; > > } > > else if (m_message is string) > > { > > m_data.Message = (m_message as string); > > } > > else if (m_repository != null) > > } > > m_data.Message = > m_repository.RendererMap.FindAndRender(m_message); > > } > > else > > { > > // Very last resort > > m_data.Message = m_message.ToString(); > > } > > } > > return m_data.Message; > > } > > } > > > > How is it possible to create a custom StringRender: > > > > http://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/manual/configuration > > .html#renderers > > > > if this code: > > > > else if (m_message is string) > > > > is called before checking in the RendererMap? > > > > >
