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EventLog Constructor ()

 

Initializes a new instance of the EventLog class. Does not associate the instance with any log.

Namespace:   System.Diagnostics
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

public:
EventLog()

Before calling WriteEntry, specify the Source property of the EventLog instance. If you are only reading Entries from the log, you can alternatively specify only the Log and MachineName properties.

System_CAPS_noteNote

If you do not specify a MachineName, the local computer (".") is assumed.

The following table shows initial property values for an instance of EventLog.

Property

Initial Value

Source

An empty string ("").

Log

An empty string ("").

MachineName

The local computer (".").

The following example creates the source MySource if it does not already exist, and writes an entry to the event log MyNewLog.

#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Diagnostics;
using namespace System::Threading;
int main()
{

   // Create the source, if it does not already exist.
   if (  !EventLog::SourceExists( "MySource" ) )
   {
      //An event log source should not be created and immediately used.
      //There is a latency time to enable the source, it should be created
      //prior to executing the application that uses the source.
      //Execute this sample a second time to use the new source.
      EventLog::CreateEventSource( "MySource", "MyNewLog" );
      Console::WriteLine( "CreatingEventSource" );
      // The source is created.  Exit the application to allow it to be registered.
      return 0;
   }


   // Create an EventLog instance and assign its source.
   EventLog^ myLog = gcnew EventLog;
   myLog->Source = "MySource";

   // Write an informational entry to the event log.    
   myLog->WriteEntry( "Writing to event log." );
}

EventLogPermission

for writing the event log information on the computer. Associated enumeration: EventLogPermissionAccess::Write

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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