c# - Can you configure log4net in code instead of using a config file? -

i understand why log4net uses app.config files setting logging - can change how information logged without needing recompile code. in case not want pack app.config file executable. , have no desire modify logging setup.

is there way me set logging in code rather using app.config?

here simple config file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <configuration>   <configsections>     <section name="log4net" type="log4net.config.log4netconfigurationsectionhandler, log4net" />   </configsections>   <log4net>     <appender name="rollinglogfileappender" type="log4net.appender.rollingfileappender">       <file value="logs\eventlog.txt" />       <appendtofile value="false" />       <rollingstyle value="size" />       <maxsizerollbackups value="5" />       <maximumfilesize value="1gb" />       <layout type="log4net.layout.patternlayout">         <conversionpattern value="%date [%thread] %-5level %logger - %message%newline" />       </layout>     </appender>     <appender name="memoryappender" type="log4net.appender.memoryappender">     </appender>     <root>       <level value="info" />       <appender-ref ref="rollinglogfileappender" />       <appender-ref ref="memoryappender" />     </root>   </log4net> </configuration> 

edit:

to clear: goal have no xml file. not embedded resource turn stream. goal define logger programmatically. curious if it's possible , if might find example of syntax.

final solution:₁

for may stumble upon in future, here did. made static class below:

using log4net; using log4net.repository.hierarchy; using log4net.core; using log4net.appender; using log4net.layout;  namespace spectrum.logging {     public class logger     {         public static void setup()         {             hierarchy hierarchy = (hierarchy)logmanager.getrepository();              patternlayout patternlayout = new patternlayout();             patternlayout.conversionpattern = "%date [%thread] %-5level %logger - %message%newline";             patternlayout.activateoptions();              rollingfileappender roller = new rollingfileappender();             roller.appendtofile = false;             roller.file = @"logs\eventlog.txt";             roller.layout = patternlayout;             roller.maxsizerollbackups = 5;             roller.maximumfilesize = "1gb";             roller.rollingstyle = rollingfileappender.rollingmode.size;             roller.staticlogfilename = true;                         roller.activateoptions();             hierarchy.root.addappender(roller);              memoryappender memory = new memoryappender();             memory.activateoptions();             hierarchy.root.addappender(memory);              hierarchy.root.level = level.info;             hierarchy.configured = true;         }     } } 

and had replace code called xml file following call:

//xmlconfigurator.configure(new fileinfo("app.config")); // not needed anymore logger.setup(); 

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