When I use the default layout with NLog it only prints the name of the exception. I've been told that the log4jxmlevent layout doesn't prints nothing about the exception. What layout will help me?
Example code:
try
{
throw new SystemException();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
logger.Error("oi", ex);
}
Default layout output:
2011-01-14 09:14:48.0343|ERROR|ConsoleApplication.Program|oi
log4jxmlevent output:
<log4j:event logger="ConsoleApplication.Program"
level="ERROR"
timestamp="1295003776872"
thread="9">
<log4j:message>oi</log4j:message>
<log4j:NDC />
<log4j:locationInfo class="ConsoleApplication.Program"
method="Void Main(System.String[])"
file="C:\Users\User\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\ConsoleApplication\ConsoleApplication\Program.cs"
line="21" />
<nlog:eventSequenceNumber>3</nlog:eventSequenceNumber>
<nlog:locationInfo assembly="ConsoleApplication, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" />
<log4j:properties>
<log4j:data name="log4japp"
value="true" />
<log4j:data name="log4jmachinename"
value="MACHINE" />
</log4j:properties>
As documented in How to Log Exceptions, starting with NLog 4.0, pass the exception as the first parameter to Error
, for example like this:
logger.Error(ex, "ex");
and a custom layout
layout="${exception:format=ToString}${newline}"