Method Name in log4net C#

Question

I created a c# wrapper for log4net.

It has Debug() and Error() methods.

I want to log the method name which logs the record, but If I try to use the %method conv

Answer 1

If you really must use a wrapper class, then the best way is to get the calling method in the wrapper and then store that as a property:

var stackFrames = new StackTrace().GetFrames();
var callingframe = stackFrames.ElementAt(1);
var method = callingframe .GetMethod().Name;

// Store in log4net ThreadContext:
ThreadContext.Properties["method"] = method;

Then in the layout reference the property:

There is also a way to resolve this just using the layout, you would use %stacktrace in your layout to get the call stack, specifically %stacktrace{2} to get the calling method.

Note that when you use this, the whole stack is logged, including the wrapper method.

Example output:

log4net.Tests.Stacktrace_Tests.StackTrace_In_PatternLayout > log4net.Tests.Wrapper.Debug