Question

class LogUtil : ILogUtility
{
    object _classtype;
    log4net.ILog log;

    public LogUtil(object classtype)
    {
        _classtype = classtype;
        log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(_classtype.GetType().FullName);
    }

    public void Log(LogType logtype, string message)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("logging coming from class {0} - message {1} " , _classtype.GetType().FullName, message);
    }
}

From the client class code I call the above LogUtil class as follows:

public class TestCode
{

    public void test()
    {
        LogUtil logutil = new LogUtil(this);

    }

}

In the LogUtil constructor, I want to AVOID passing in object classtype.
I want to pass in the client class object that I can pass to the GetLogger Method. GetLogger method needs to know which class instantiated the LogUtil class.

The way I have it now, I can pass in integer variable class type and it would work. I want to avoid it.

How do I do that? How can I utilize generics method in this case?

Answer 1

Is this what you want?

class LogUtil<T> : ILogUtility
{
    log4net.ILog log;

    public LogUtil()
    {
        log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(T).FullName);
    }

    public void Log(LogType logtype, string message)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("logging coming from class {0} - message {1}", typeof(T).FullName, message);
    }
}

You could then use it like this:

LogUtil<TestCode> logutil = new LogUtil<TestCode>();