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using log4net.Core;

namespace log4net.Filter;

/// <summary>
/// This filter drops all <see cref="LoggingEvent"/>. 
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// You can add this filter to the end of a filter chain to
/// switch from the default "accept all unless instructed otherwise"
/// filtering behavior to a "deny all unless instructed otherwise"
/// behavior.
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
/// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
/// <author>Gert Driesen</author>
public sealed class DenyAllFilter : FilterSkeleton
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Always returns <see cref="FilterDecision.Deny"/>.
  /// </summary>
  /// <param name="loggingEvent">the LoggingEvent to filter</param>
  /// <returns>Always returns <see cref="FilterDecision.Deny"/></returns>
  /// <remarks>
  /// <para>
  /// Ignores the event being logged and just returns
  /// <see cref="FilterDecision.Deny"/>. This can be used to change the default filter
  /// chain behavior from <see cref="FilterDecision.Accept"/> to <see cref="FilterDecision.Deny"/>. This filter
  /// should only be used as the last filter in the chain
  /// as any further filters will be ignored!
  /// </para>
  /// </remarks>
  public override FilterDecision Decide(LoggingEvent loggingEvent)
  {
    return FilterDecision.Deny;
  }
}
