Usually it's very minimal information like the log message and no metadata.
On 10 November 2015 at 09:53, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > > -- Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>