LogManager Exists Method (String) | Apache log4net™ SDK Documentation

Returns the named logger if it exists.

Namespace: log4net
Assembly: log4net (in log4net.dll) Version: 2.0.8.0-.NET 4.0
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    public static ILog Exists(
    	string name
    )

    Public Shared Function Exists (
    	name As String
    ) As ILog

    public:
    static ILog^ Exists(
    	String^ name
    )

    static member Exists :
            name : string -> ILog

#### Parameters

name
  Type: System
  String
  The fully qualified logger name to look for.

#### Return Value

Type: ILog
The logger found, or null if no logger could be found.
Remarks

If the named logger exists (in the default repository) then it returns a reference to the logger, otherwise it returns null.

See Also

#### Reference

LogManager Class
Exists Overload
log4net Namespace