Question

I’ve recently been tasked with adding logging statements to every method call in a solution. These log entries need to contain the class and method name.

I know I can use MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod() and the StackFrame.GetMethod() methods. Which is better? Is there a better (or more performant) way to get the class and method name?

Answer 1

I have two suggestions:

1. Use ready-made AOP frameworks (like http://www.sharpcrafters.com/ ) they can handle this easily

2. Do a custom prebuild action where you replace some kind of stub in the beginning of every method:

   void PerformSomeAction()
   {
   //PUT_LOGGING_HERE
   }

then in custom tool replace those stubs with method names. This is guaranteed fastest method, but requires some investments.