Joshua, The IObjectRenderer is used to convert a custom object into a string that can be written to an appender. This string is then the log "message" and can be passed to one parameter to the stored procedure or prepared statement. This message string is not typically interpreted or broken-down by the layouts of appenders.
If you want to log a custom object and then pass values from the object to different parameters to the stored procedure or prepared statement then you cannot use an IObjectRenderer to do this. You will need to write a custom layout, actually a 'raw layout' as the parameters can take types other than strings. You need to implement an object that implements log4net.Layout.IRawLayout. For example see the log4net.Layout.RawPropertyLayout. You can retrieve you custom object from the LoggingEvent using the MessageObject property. If you need to retrieve different values from you object you can add a property to your layout to allow you to configure this through the config file. The config file will set the value of simple properties on the layout a specified in the config file. You can write you layout in a separate assembly and reference it in the config file by using the fully qualified type name. Nicko > -----Original Message----- > From: Davis, Joshua [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 November 2004 15:08 > To: Log4NET User > Subject: IObjectRenderer and ADONetAppender > > Hello, > > I want to log data from a custom object into the > ADONetAppender. From the documentation I understand that I > will need an object renderer but how do I use my object > renderer with the ADONetAppender? This question may come > from not understand how IObjectRenderer relates to layout. > > Thanks, > Joshua >
