Switch.DisplayName Property

Definition

Gets a name used to identify the switch.

C#
public string DisplayName { get; }

Property Value

The name used to identify the switch. The default value is an empty string ("").

Examples

The following code example displays the display name for the switch in use by a trace source. This code example is part of a larger example that can be found in the TraceSource class summary.

C#
Console.WriteLine(ts.Switch.DisplayName);

Remarks

When you create a new Switch object, the DisplayName finds initial switch settings. For more information, see the Switch constructor and How to: Create, Initialize and Configure Trace Switches in the Visual Studio documentation.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1

See also