Simple way to perform error logging?

Question

I\'ve created a small C# winforms application, as an added feature I was considering adding some form of error logging into it. Anyone have any suggestions for good ways to go a

Answer 1

An optimal solution, in my opinion, would be to use NLog: http://nlog-project.org/

Just install the config package from NuGet: http://www.nuget.org/packages/NLog.Config/ and you will end up with the library and a pre-configured file logger...

Then in your code you just need:

// A logger member field:

private readonly Logger logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger(); // creates a logger using the class name

// use it:
logger.Info(...);
logger.Error(...);

// and also:
logger.ErrorException("text", ex); // which will log the stack trace.

In the config file you get, you need to uncomment the sections that you need:

Edit the properties of the nlog.config file to

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