Trace.IndentLevel Property

Definition

Gets or sets the indent level.

C#
public static int IndentLevel { get; set; }

Property Value

The indent level. The default is zero.

Examples

The following example increments and decrements the indent level and emits tracing messages.

C#
Trace.WriteLine("List of errors:");
Trace.Indent();
Trace.WriteLine("Error 1: File not found");
Trace.WriteLine("Error 2: Directory not found");
Trace.Unindent();
Trace.WriteLine("End of list of errors");

This example produces the following output:

List of errors:  
     Error 1: File not found  
     Error 2: Directory not found  
End of list of errors  

Remarks

The IndentLevel property represents the number of times the indent of size IndentSize is applied. This property is stored on per-thread/per-request basis.

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