A specialized layout that renders Log4j-compatible XML events.

Platforms Supported: All - Requires nuget-package NLog.Targets.Network since NLog v6

Notice that Log4JXml-target works as a combined solution for sending Log4j-XML events over TCP / UDP / HTTP.

<targets>
  <target xsi:type="SomeTarget">
    <layout xsi:type="Log4JXmlEventLayout" includeEventProperties="true">
       <parameter name="processId" value="${processid}" /> <!-- Repeated -->
    </layout>
  </target>
</targets>

• appInfo - AppInfo field. By default it's the friendly name of the current AppDomain.

  Introduced in NLog 5.0

• loggerName - Logger field. By default it's the output of ${logger}

  Introduced in NLog 5.0

• formattedMessage - Message field. By default it's the output of ${message}

  Introduced in NLog 5.3

• IncludeEventProperties - Include all events properties of a logevent as log4j:data ? Default: true.

  Before NLog 5.0 option was named IncludeAllProperties with Default: false

• IncludeScopeProperties - Indicates whether to include ScopeContext Properties as log4j:data. Default: false.

  Before NLog 5.0 option was named IncludeMdlc or IncludeMdc

• IncludeScopeNested - Indicates whether to include ScopeContext Nested Stack as NDC. Default: false.

  Before NLog 5.0 option was named IncludeNdlc

• ScopeNestedSeparator - NDC item separator. Default:

  Before NLog 5.0 option was named NdlcItemSeparator

• includeNdc - Indicates whether to include ScopeContext Nested Stack. Default: false.

• ndcItemSeparator - NDC item separator. Default:

• includeSourceInfo - Indicates whether to include source info (file name and line number). Default: false.

  Introduced in NLog 4.6.5

• includeCallSite - Indicates whether to include call site (class and method name). Default: false.

  Introduced in NLog 4.6.5

• includeNLogData - Indicates whether to include NLog-specific extensions to log4j schema. Default: false.

  Before NLog 5.0 option had Default: true.

• WriteThrowableCData - Write Exception as CDATA in log4j:throwable xml-element (Not supported by all viewers). Default: false.

  Introduced in NLog 5.0

• parameter - Additional context properties that should be included as log4j:data

  Introduced in NLog 4.6.4

  • name - Name of Parameter. Required.
  • layout - The layout for the Parameter-Value. Required.