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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;
  }
}