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using System.Text;

using log4net.Core;
using log4net.Appender;

namespace log4net.Tests.Appender
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Write events to a string
	/// </summary>
	/// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
	public class StringAppender : AppenderSkeleton
	{
		private StringBuilder m_buf = new StringBuilder();

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="StringAppender" /> class.
		/// </summary>
		public StringAppender()
		{
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Get the string logged so far
		/// </summary>
		/// <returns></returns>
		public string GetString()
		{
			return m_buf.ToString();
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Reset the string
		/// </summary>
		public void Reset()
		{
			m_buf.Length = 0;
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="loggingEvent">the event to log</param>
		override protected void Append(LoggingEvent loggingEvent) 
		{
			m_buf.Append(RenderLoggingEvent(loggingEvent));
		} 

		/// <summary>
		/// This appender requires a <see cref="Layout"/> to be set.
		/// </summary>
		/// <value><c>true</c></value>
		override protected bool RequiresLayout
		{
			get { return true; }
		}
	}
}