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using System.Configuration;
using System.Xml;

namespace log4net.Config
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Class to register for the log4net section of the configuration file
  /// </summary>
  /// <remarks>
  /// The log4net section of the configuration file needs to have a section
  /// handler registered. This is the section handler used. It simply returns
  /// the XML element that is the root of the section.
  /// </remarks>
  /// <example>
  /// Example of registering the log4net section handler :
  /// <code lang="XML" escaped="true">
  /// <configuration>
  ///    <configSections>
  ///      <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net" />
  ///    </configSections>
  ///    <log4net>
  ///      log4net configuration XML goes here
  ///    </log4net>
  /// </configuration>
  /// </code>
  /// </example>
  /// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
  /// <author>Gert Driesen</author>
  public class Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler : IConfigurationSectionHandler
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler"/> class.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// Default constructor.
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    public Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler()
    {
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Parses the configuration section.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="parent">The configuration settings in a corresponding parent configuration section.</param>
    /// <param name="configContext">The configuration context when called from the ASP.NET configuration system. Otherwise, this parameter is reserved and is a null reference.</param>
    /// <param name="section">The <see cref="XmlNode" /> for the log4net section.</param>
    /// <returns>The <see cref="XmlNode" /> for the log4net section.</returns>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>
    /// Returns the <see cref="XmlNode"/> containing the configuration data,
    /// </para>
    /// </remarks>
    public object Create(object parent, object configContext, XmlNode section)
    {
      return section;
    }
  }
}