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var hierarchy = (Hierarchy)LogManager.GetRepository();
PatternLayout patternLayout = new PatternLayout
{
ConversionPattern = "%date %level %message%newline"
};
patternLayout.ActivateOptions();
var coloredConsoleAppender = new ColoredConsoleAppender();
coloredConsoleAppender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors
{
BackColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Red,
ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.White,
Level = Level.Error
});
coloredConsoleAppender.Layout = patternLayout;
var rollingFileAppender = new RollingFileAppender
{
File = "logfile",
AppendToFile = true,
RollingStyle = RollingFileAppender.RollingMode.Date,
DatePattern = "yyyyMMdd-HHmm",
Layout = patternLayout
};
hierarchy.Root.AddAppender(coloredConsoleAppender);
hierarchy.Root.AddAppender(rollingFileAppender);
hierarchy.Root.Level = Level.All;
hierarchy.Configured = true;
BasicConfigurator.Configure(hierarchy);
<log4net>
<appender name="ColoredConsoleAppender" type="log4net.Appender.ColoredConsoleAppender">
<mapping>
<level value="ERROR" />
<foreColor value="White" />
<backColor value="Red, HighIntensity" />
</mapping>
<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
<conversionPattern value="%date %level %message%newline" />
</layout>
</appender>
<appender name="RollingFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
<file value="logfile" />
<appendToFile value="true" />
<rollingStyle value="Date" />
<datePattern value="yyyyMMdd-HHmm" />
<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
<conversionPattern value="%date %level %message%newline" />
</layout>
</appender>
<root>
<level value="ALL" />
<appender-ref ref="ColoredConsoleAppender" />
<appender-ref ref="RollingFileAppender" />
</root>
</log4net>