ContextItems.SetContextItem Method

Adds a key/value pair to a dictionary in the CallContext. Each context item is recorded with every log entry.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging
Assembly:  Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging (in Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Flags := SecurityPermissionFlag.Infrastructure)> _
PublicSubSetContextItem ( _
    keyAs Object, _
    valueAs Object _
)

[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Flags = SecurityPermissionFlag.Infrastructure)]
publicvoidSetContextItem(
    Object key,
    Object value
)

[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Flags = SecurityPermissionFlag::Infrastructure)]
public:
voidSetContextItem(
    Object^ key, 
    Object^ value
)

publicfunctionSetContextItem(
    key : Object, 
    value : Object
)

Parameters

• key
  Type: System.Object
  Hashtable key.

• value
  Type: System.Object
  Value of the context item. Byte arrays will be base64 encoded.

Examples

The following example demonstrates use of the AddContextItem method.

Logger.SetContextItem("SessionID", myComponent.SessionId);

See Also

ContextItems Class

Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Logging Namespace