log4net SDK Reference

AppenderSkeleton.FilterEvent Method

Test if the logging event should we output by this appender

[Visual Basic]
Overridable Protected Function FilterEvent( _
ByVal loggingEvent As LoggingEvent _
) As Boolean

[C#]
protected virtual bool FilterEvent(
LoggingEvent loggingEvent
);

Parameters

loggingEvent: the event to test

Return Value

true if the event should be output, false if the event should be ignored

Remarks

This method checks the logging event against the threshold level set on this appender and also against the filters specified on this appender.

The implementation of this method is as follows:

Checks that the severity of the loggingEvent is greater than or equal to the Threshold of this appender.
Checks that the IFilter chain accepts the loggingEvent.

See Also

AppenderSkeleton Class | log4net.Appender Namespace