FileAppender.LockingModelBase.OpenFile Method

Open the output file

[Visual Basic]
MustOverride Public Sub OpenFile( _
   ByVal filename As String, _
   ByVal append As Boolean, _
   ByVal encoding As Encoding _
)

[C#]
public abstract void OpenFile(
   string filename,
   bool append,
   Encoding encoding
);

Parameters

filename: The filename to use
append: Whether to append to the file, or overwrite
encoding: The encoding to use

Remarks

Open the file specified and prepare for logging. No writes will be made until AcquireLock is called. Must be called before any calls to AcquireLock, ReleaseLock and CloseFile.

FileAppender.LockingModelBase.OpenFile Method

Parameters

Remarks

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