TextWriterTraceListener Constructors

Definition

Namespace:

System.Diagnostics

Assembly:

System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener.dll

Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class.

Overloads

TextWriterTraceListener()	Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class with TextWriter as the output recipient.
TextWriterTraceListener(Stream)	Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class, using the stream as the recipient of the debugging and tracing output.
TextWriterTraceListener(TextWriter)	Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class using the specified writer as recipient of the tracing or debugging output.
TextWriterTraceListener(String)	Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class, using the file as the recipient of the debugging and tracing output.
TextWriterTraceListener(Stream, String)	Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class with the specified name, using the stream as the recipient of the debugging and tracing output.
TextWriterTraceListener(TextWriter, String)	Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class with the specified name, using the specified writer as recipient of the tracing or debugging output.
TextWriterTraceListener(String, String)	Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class with the specified name, using the file as the recipient of the debugging and tracing output.

TextWriterTraceListener()

Source:

TextWriterTraceListener.cs

Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class with TextWriter as the output recipient.

public:
 TextWriterTraceListener();

public TextWriterTraceListener ();

Public Sub New ()

Examples

The following example creates a TextWriterTraceListener using the TextWriterTraceListener() constructor. It sets the Writer property to console output, and then adds the TextWriterTraceListener to the TraceListenerCollection. It writes a message in two segments, and then closes the TextWriterTraceListener.

void main()
{
   #if defined(TRACE)
   // Create a text writer that writes to the console screen and add
   // it to the trace listeners.
   TextWriterTraceListener^ myWriter = gcnew TextWriterTraceListener;
   myWriter->Writer = System::Console::Out;
   Trace::Listeners->Add( myWriter );
   
   // Write the output to the console screen.
   myWriter->Write( "Write to the Console screen. " );
   myWriter->WriteLine( "Again, write to console screen." );
   
   // Flush and close the output.
   myWriter->Flush();
   myWriter->Close();
   #endif
}

public class Sample
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        /* Create a text writer that writes to the console screen and add
         * it to the trace listeners */
        TextWriterTraceListener myWriter = new TextWriterTraceListener();
        myWriter.Writer = System.Console.Out;
        Trace.Listeners.Add(myWriter);

        // Write the output to the console screen.
        myWriter.Write("Write to the Console screen. ");
        myWriter.WriteLine("Again, write to console screen.");

        // Flush and close the output.
        myWriter.Flush();
        myWriter.Close();
    }
}

Public Class Sample
    
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        ' Create a text writer that writes to the console screen and add
        ' it to the trace listeners 
        Dim myWriter As New TextWriterTraceListener()
        myWriter.Writer = System.Console.Out
        Trace.Listeners.Add(myWriter)
        
        ' Write the output to the console screen.
        myWriter.Write("Write to the Console screen. ")
        myWriter.WriteLine("Again, write to console screen.")
        
        ' Flush and close the output.
        myWriter.Flush()
        myWriter.Close()
    End Sub

End Class

Remarks

This constructor uses the TextWriter stream as the recipient of the tracing or debugging output. Its Name property is initialized to an empty string ("", or String.Empty).

See also

• TraceListener
• DefaultTraceListener
• ConsoleTraceListener
• EventLogTraceListener
• TextWriterTraceListener
• Stream
• TextWriter
• Debug
• Trace

TextWriterTraceListener(Stream)

Source:

TextWriterTraceListener.cs

Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class, using the stream as the recipient of the debugging and tracing output.

public:
 TextWriterTraceListener(System::IO::Stream ^ stream);

public TextWriterTraceListener (System.IO.Stream stream);

new System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener : System.IO.Stream -> System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener

Public Sub New (stream As Stream)

Parameters

stream

Stream

A Stream that represents the stream the TextWriterTraceListener writes to.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The stream is null.

Examples

The following code example creates a TextWriterTraceListener using the TextWriterTraceListener(Stream) constructor and adds it to the TraceListenerCollection. The example then writes two messages to this TextWriterTraceListener, and writes a message to all TraceListener objects in the TraceListenerCollection. Finally, it flushes and closes the TextWriterTraceListener.

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;

class TWTLConStreamMod
{

    // args(0) is the specification of the trace log file.
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {

        // Verify that a parameter was entered.
        if (args.Length==0)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Enter a trace file specification.");
        }
        else
        {
            // Create a stream object.
            FileStream traceStream;
            try
            {
                traceStream = new FileStream(args[0], FileMode.Append, FileAccess.Write);
            }
            catch(Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error creating FileStream for trace file \"{0}\":" +
                    "\r\n{1}", args[0], ex.Message);
                return;
            }

            // Create a TextWriterTraceListener object that takes a stream.
            TextWriterTraceListener textListener;
            textListener = new TextWriterTraceListener(traceStream);
            Trace.Listeners.Add(textListener);

            // Write these messages only to this TextWriterTraceListener.
            textListener.WriteLine("This is trace listener named \""+ textListener.Name+"\"");
            textListener.WriteLine("Trace written through a stream to: " +
                "\r\n    \""+args[0]+"\"");

            // Write a message to all trace listeners.
            Trace.WriteLine(String.Format("This trace message written {0} to all listeners.", DateTime.Now));

            // Flush and close the output.
            Trace.Flush();
            textListener.Flush();
            textListener.Close();
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.IO

Module TWTLConStreamMod

    ' args(0) is the specification of the trace log file.
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        ' Verify that a parameter was entered.
        If args.Length = 0 Then
            Console.WriteLine("Enter a trace file specification.")

        Else
            ' Create a stream object.
            Dim traceStream As FileStream
            Try
                traceStream = New FileStream( _
                    args(0), FileMode.Append, FileAccess.Write)
            Catch ex As Exception
                Console.WriteLine( _
                    "Error creating FileStream for trace file ""{0}"":" & _
                    vbCrLf & "{1}", args(0), ex.Message)
                Return
            End Try

            ' Create a TextWriterTraceListener object that takes a stream.
            Dim textListener As TextWriterTraceListener
            textListener = New TextWriterTraceListener(traceStream)
            Trace.Listeners.Add(textListener)

            ' Write these messages only to this TextWriterTraceListener.
            textListener.WriteLine( _
                "This is trace listener named """ & textListener.Name & """")
            textListener.WriteLine( _
                "Trace written through a stream to: " & _
                vbCrLf & "    """ & args(0) & """")

            ' Write a message to all trace listeners.
            Trace.WriteLine(String.Format( _
                "This trace message written {0} to all listeners.", Now))

            ' Flush and close the output.
            Trace.Flush()
            textListener.Flush()
            textListener.Close()
        End If
    End Sub
End Module

Remarks

This constructor initializes the Name property to an empty string ("").

See also

• TraceListener
• DefaultTraceListener
• ConsoleTraceListener
• EventLogTraceListener
• TextWriterTraceListener
• Stream
• TextWriter
• Debug
• Trace

TextWriterTraceListener(TextWriter)

Source:

TextWriterTraceListener.cs

Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class using the specified writer as recipient of the tracing or debugging output.

public:
 TextWriterTraceListener(System::IO::TextWriter ^ writer);

public TextWriterTraceListener (System.IO.TextWriter writer);

new System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener : System.IO.TextWriter -> System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener

Public Sub New (writer As TextWriter)

Parameters

writer

TextWriter

A TextWriter that receives the output from the TextWriterTraceListener.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The writer is null.

Examples

The following code example creates a TextWriterTraceListener using the TextWriterTraceListener(TextWriter) constructor. The example creates a StreamWriter, then references the StreamWriter when it creates the TextWriterTraceListener, which it then adds to the TraceListenerCollection. The example writes a message to all TraceListener objects in the TraceListenerCollection, then closes this TextWriterTraceListener.

#using <System.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Diagnostics;

void main()
{
   #if defined(TRACE)
   TextWriterTraceListener^ myTextListener = nullptr;
   
   // Create a file for output named TestFile.txt.
   String^ myFileName = "TestFile.txt";
   StreamWriter^ myOutputWriter = gcnew StreamWriter( myFileName,true );
   
   // Add a TextWriterTraceListener for the file.
   if ( myOutputWriter )
   {
      myTextListener = gcnew TextWriterTraceListener( myOutputWriter );
      Trace::Listeners->Add( myTextListener );
   }

   // Write trace output to all trace listeners.
   Trace::WriteLine( 
      String::Concat( DateTime::Now.ToString(), " - Trace output" ) );
   if ( myTextListener )
   {
      // Remove and close the file writer/trace listener.
      myTextListener->Flush();
      Trace::Listeners->Remove( myTextListener );
      myTextListener->Close();
   }
   #endif
}

#define TRACE

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Diagnostics;

public class TextWriterTraceListenerSample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        TextWriterTraceListener myTextListener = null;

        // Create a file for output named TestFile.txt.
        string myFileName = "TestFile.txt";
        StreamWriter myOutputWriter = new StreamWriter(myFileName, true);

        // Add a TextWriterTraceListener for the file.
        myTextListener = new TextWriterTraceListener(myOutputWriter);
        Trace.Listeners.Add(myTextListener);

        // Write trace output to all trace listeners.
        Trace.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToString() + " - Trace output");

        // Remove and close the file writer/trace listener.
        myTextListener.Flush();
        Trace.Listeners.Remove(myTextListener);
        myTextListener.Close();
    }
}

#Const TRACE=True

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Diagnostics

Public Class TextWriterTraceListenerSample
   
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim myTextListener As TextWriterTraceListener = Nothing

      ' Create a file for output named TestFile.txt.
      Dim myFileName As String = "TestFile.txt"
      Dim myOutputWriter As New StreamWriter(myFileName, True)
 
      ' Add a TextWriterTraceListener for the file.
      myTextListener = New TextWriterTraceListener(myOutputWriter)
      Trace.Listeners.Add(myTextListener)
     
      ' Write trace output to all trace listeners.
      Trace.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToString() + " - Trace output")
      
      ' Remove and close the file writer/trace listener.
      myTextListener.Flush()
      Trace.Listeners.Remove(myTextListener)
      myTextListener.Close()

   End Sub
End Class

Remarks

This constructor initializes the Name property to an empty string ("").

See also

• TraceListener
• DefaultTraceListener
• ConsoleTraceListener
• EventLogTraceListener
• TextWriterTraceListener
• Stream
• TextWriter
• Debug
• Trace

TextWriterTraceListener(String)

Source:

TextWriterTraceListener.cs

Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class, using the file as the recipient of the debugging and tracing output.

public:
 TextWriterTraceListener(System::String ^ fileName);

public TextWriterTraceListener (string? fileName);

new System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener : string -> System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener

Public Sub New (fileName As String)

Parameters

fileName

String

The name of the file the TextWriterTraceListener writes to.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The file is null.

Examples

The following code example creates a TextWriterTraceListener using the TextWriterTraceListener(String) constructor, then adds it to the TraceListenerCollection. The example writes two messages to this TextWriterTraceListener, then writes a message to all TraceListener objects in the TraceListenerCollection. Finally, it flushes and closes the TextWriterTraceListener.

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;

class TWTLConStringMod
{

    // args(0) is the specification of the trace log file.
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {

        // Verify that a parameter was entered.
        if (args.Length==0)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Enter a trace file specification.");
        }
        else
        {
            // Create a TextWriterTraceListener object that takes a
            // file specification.
            TextWriterTraceListener textListener;
            try
            {
                textListener = new TextWriterTraceListener(args[0]);
                Trace.Listeners.Add(textListener);
            }
            catch(Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error creating TextWriterTraceListener for trace " +
                    "file \"{0}\":\r\n{1}", args[0], ex.Message);
                return;
            }

            // Write these messages only to the TextWriterTraceListener.
            textListener.WriteLine("This is trace listener named \""+textListener.Name+"\"");
            textListener.WriteLine("Trace written to a file: " +
                "\r\n    \""+args[0]+"\"");

            // Write a message to all trace listeners.
            Trace.WriteLine(String.Format("This trace message written {0} to all listeners.", DateTime.Now));

            // Flush and close the output.
            Trace.Flush();
            textListener.Flush();
            textListener.Close();
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Diagnostics

Module TWTLConStringMod

    ' args(0) is the specification of the trace log file.
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        ' Verify that a parameter was entered.
        If args.Length = 0 Then
            Console.WriteLine("Enter a trace file specification.")

        Else
            ' Create a TextWriterTraceListener object that takes a 
            ' file specification.
            Dim textListener As TextWriterTraceListener
            Try
                textListener = New TextWriterTraceListener(args(0))
                Trace.Listeners.Add(textListener)
            Catch ex As Exception
                Console.WriteLine( _
                    "Error creating TextWriterTraceListener for trace " & _
                    "file ""{0}"":" & vbCrLf & "{1}", args(0), ex.Message)
                Return
            End Try

            ' Write these messages only to the TextWriterTraceListener.
            textListener.WriteLine( _
                "This is trace listener named """ & textListener.Name & """")
            textListener.WriteLine("Trace written to a file: " & _
                vbCrLf & "    """ & args(0) & """")

            ' Write a message to all trace listeners.
            Trace.WriteLine(String.Format( _
                "This trace message written {0} to all listeners.", Now))

            ' Flush and close the output.
            Trace.Flush()
            textListener.Flush()
            textListener.Close()
        End If
    End Sub
End Module

Remarks

This constructor initializes the Name property to an empty string ("").

See also

• TraceListener
• DefaultTraceListener
• ConsoleTraceListener
• EventLogTraceListener
• TextWriterTraceListener
• Stream
• TextWriter
• Debug
• Trace

TextWriterTraceListener(Stream, String)

Source:

TextWriterTraceListener.cs

Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class with the specified name, using the stream as the recipient of the debugging and tracing output.

public:
 TextWriterTraceListener(System::IO::Stream ^ stream, System::String ^ name);

public TextWriterTraceListener (System.IO.Stream stream, string? name);

new System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener : System.IO.Stream * string -> System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener

Public Sub New (stream As Stream, name As String)

Parameters

stream

Stream

A Stream that represents the stream the TextWriterTraceListener writes to.

name

String

The name of the new instance.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The stream is null.

Examples

The following code example creates a TextWriterTraceListener using the TextWriterTraceListener(Stream, String) constructor and adds it to the TraceListenerCollection. The example then writes two messages to this TextWriterTraceListener and writes a message to all TraceListener objects in the TraceListenerCollection. Finally, it flushes and closes the TextWriterTraceListener.

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;

class TWTLConStreamNameMod
{

    const string LISTENER_NAME = "myStreamListener";

    // args(0) is the specification of the trace log file.
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {

        // Verify that a parameter was entered.
        if (args.Length==0)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Enter a trace file specification.");
        }
        else
        {
            // Create a stream object.
            FileStream traceStream;
            try
            {
                traceStream = new FileStream(args[0], FileMode.Append, FileAccess.Write);
            }
            catch(Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error creating FileStream for trace file \"{0}\":" +
                    "\r\n{1}", args[0], ex.Message);
                return;
            }

            // Create a TextWriterTraceListener object that takes a stream.
            TextWriterTraceListener textListener;
            textListener = new TextWriterTraceListener(traceStream, LISTENER_NAME);
            Trace.Listeners.Add(textListener);

            // Write these messages only to the TextWriterTraceListener.
            textListener.WriteLine("This is trace listener named \""+textListener.Name+"\"");
            textListener.WriteLine("Trace written through a stream to: " +
                "\r\n    \""+args[0]+"\"");

            // Write a message to all trace listeners.
            Trace.WriteLine(String.Format("This trace message written {0} to all listeners.", DateTime.Now));

            // Flush and close the output.
            Trace.Flush();
            textListener.Flush();
            textListener.Close();
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.IO

Module TWTLConStreamNameMod

    Const LISTENER_NAME As String = "myStreamListener"

    ' args(0) is the specification of the trace log file.
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        ' Verify that a parameter was entered.
        If args.Length = 0 Then
            Console.WriteLine("Enter a trace file specification.")

        Else
            ' Create a stream object.
            Dim traceStream As FileStream
            Try
                traceStream = New FileStream( _
                    args(0), FileMode.Append, FileAccess.Write)
            Catch ex As Exception
                Console.WriteLine( _
                    "Error creating FileStream for trace file ""{0}"":" & _
                    vbCrLf & "{1}", args(0), ex.Message)
                Return
            End Try

            ' Create a TextWriterTraceListener object that takes a stream.
            Dim textListener As TextWriterTraceListener
            textListener = _
                New TextWriterTraceListener(traceStream, LISTENER_NAME)
            Trace.Listeners.Add(textListener)

            ' Write these messages only to the TextWriterTraceListener.
            textListener.WriteLine( _
                "This is trace listener named """ & textListener.Name & """")
            textListener.WriteLine( _
                "Trace written through a stream to: " & _
                vbCrLf & "    """ & args(0) & """")

            ' Write a message to all trace listeners.
            Trace.WriteLine(String.Format( _
                "This trace message written {0} to all listeners.", Now))

            ' Flush and close the output.
            Trace.Flush()
            textListener.Flush()
            textListener.Close()
        End If
    End Sub
End Module

Remarks

This constructor initializes the Name property to the name parameter or to an empty string (""), if the name parameter is null.

See also

• TraceListener
• DefaultTraceListener
• ConsoleTraceListener
• EventLogTraceListener
• TextWriterTraceListener
• Stream
• TextWriter
• Debug
• Trace

TextWriterTraceListener(TextWriter, String)

Source:

TextWriterTraceListener.cs

Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class with the specified name, using the specified writer as recipient of the tracing or debugging output.

public:
 TextWriterTraceListener(System::IO::TextWriter ^ writer, System::String ^ name);

public TextWriterTraceListener (System.IO.TextWriter writer, string? name);

new System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener : System.IO.TextWriter * string -> System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener

Public Sub New (writer As TextWriter, name As String)

Parameters

writer

TextWriter

A TextWriter that receives the output from the TextWriterTraceListener.

name

String

The name of the new instance.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The writer is null.

Examples

The following code example creates a TextWriterTraceListener using the TextWriterTraceListener(TextWriter, String) constructor. The example creates a StreamWriter, then references the StreamWriter when it creates the TextWriterTraceListener, which it then adds to the TraceListenerCollection. The example writes two messages to this TextWriterTraceListener, then writes a message to all TraceListener objects in the TraceListenerCollection. Finally, it flushes and closes the TextWriterTraceListener.

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;

class TWTLConWriterNameMod
{

    const string LISTENER_NAME = "myWriterListener";

    // args(0) is the specification of the trace log file.
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {

        // Verify that a parameter was entered.
        if (args.Length==0)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Enter a trace file specification.");
        }
        else
        {
            // Create a StreamWriter object that supports appending.
            StreamWriter traceWriter;
            try
            {
                traceWriter = new StreamWriter(args[0], true);
            }
            catch(Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error creating StreamWriter for trace file \"{0}\":" +
                    "\r\n{1}", args[0], ex.Message);
                return;
            }

            // Create a TextWriterTraceListener that takes a StreamWriter.
            TextWriterTraceListener textListener;
            textListener = new TextWriterTraceListener(traceWriter, LISTENER_NAME);
            Trace.Listeners.Add(textListener);

            // Write these messages only to this TextWriterTraceListener.
            textListener.WriteLine("This is trace listener named \""+textListener.Name+"\"");
            textListener.WriteLine("Trace written through a stream to: " +
                "\r\n    \""+args[0]+"\"");

            // Write a message to all trace listeners.
            Trace.WriteLine(String.Format("This trace message written {0} to all listeners.", DateTime.Now));

            // Flush and close the output.
            Trace.Flush();
            textListener.Flush();
            textListener.Close();
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.IO

Module TWTLConWriterNameMod

    Const LISTENER_NAME As String = "myWriterListener"

    ' args(0) is the specification of the trace log file.
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        ' Verify that a parameter was entered.
        If args.Length = 0 Then
            Console.WriteLine("Enter a trace file specification.")

        Else
            ' Create a StreamWriter object that supports appending.
            Dim traceWriter As StreamWriter
            Try
                traceWriter = New StreamWriter(args(0), True)
            Catch ex As Exception
                Console.WriteLine( _
                    "Error creating StreamWriter for trace file ""{0}"":" & _
                    vbCrLf & "{1}", args(0), ex.Message)
                Return
            End Try

            ' Create a TextWriterTraceListener that takes a StreamWriter.
            Dim textListener As TextWriterTraceListener
            textListener = _
                New TextWriterTraceListener(traceWriter, LISTENER_NAME)
            Trace.Listeners.Add(textListener)

            ' Write these messages only to this TextWriterTraceListener.
            textListener.WriteLine( _
                "This is trace listener named """ & textListener.Name & """")
            textListener.WriteLine( _
                "Trace written through a stream to: " & _
                vbCrLf & "    """ & args(0) & """")

            ' Write a message to all trace listeners.
            Trace.WriteLine(String.Format( _
                "This trace message written {0} to all listeners.", Now))

            ' Flush and close the output.
            Trace.Flush()
            textListener.Flush()
            textListener.Close()
        End If
    End Sub
End Module

See also

• TraceListener
• DefaultTraceListener
• ConsoleTraceListener
• EventLogTraceListener
• TextWriterTraceListener
• Stream
• TextWriter
• Debug
• Trace

TextWriterTraceListener(String, String)

Source:

TextWriterTraceListener.cs

Initializes a new instance of the TextWriterTraceListener class with the specified name, using the file as the recipient of the debugging and tracing output.

public:
 TextWriterTraceListener(System::String ^ fileName, System::String ^ name);

public TextWriterTraceListener (string? fileName, string? name);

new System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener : string * string -> System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener

Public Sub New (fileName As String, name As String)

Parameters

fileName

String

The name of the file the TextWriterTraceListener writes to.

name

String

The name of the new instance.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The stream is null.

Examples

The following code example creates a TextWriterTraceListener using the TextWriterTraceListener(String, String) constructor, then adds it to the TraceListenerCollection. The example writes two messages to this TextWriterTraceListener, then writes a message to all TraceListener objects in the TraceListenerCollection. Finally, it flushes and closes the TextWriterTraceListener.

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;

class TWTLConStringNameMod
{

    const string LISTENER_NAME = "myStringListener";

    // args(0) is the specification of the trace log file.
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {

        // Verify that a parameter was entered.
        if (args.Length==0)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Enter a trace file specification.");
        }
        else
        {
            // Create a TextWriterTraceListener object that takes a
            // file specification.
            TextWriterTraceListener textListener;
            try
            {
                textListener = new TextWriterTraceListener(args[0], LISTENER_NAME);
                Trace.Listeners.Add(textListener);
            }
            catch(Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error creating TextWriterTraceListener for trace " +
                    "file \"{0}\":\r\n{1}", args[0], ex.Message);
                return;
            }

            // Write these messages only to this TextWriterTraceListener.
            textListener.WriteLine("This is trace listener named \""+textListener.Name+"\"");
            textListener.WriteLine("Trace written to a file: " +
                "\r\n    \""+args[0]+"\"");

            // Write a message to all trace listeners.
            Trace.WriteLine(String.Format("This trace message written {0} to all listeners.", DateTime.Now));

            // Flush and close the output.
            Trace.Flush();
            textListener.Flush();
            textListener.Close();
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Diagnostics

Module TWTLConStringNameMod

    Const LISTENER_NAME As String = "myStringListener"

    ' args(0) is the specification of the trace log file.
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        ' Verify that a parameter was entered.
        If args.Length = 0 Then
            Console.WriteLine("Enter a trace file specification.")

        Else
            ' Create a TextWriterTraceListener object that takes a 
            ' file specification.
            Dim textListener As TextWriterTraceListener
            Try
                textListener = _
                    New TextWriterTraceListener(args(0), LISTENER_NAME)
                Trace.Listeners.Add(textListener)
            Catch ex As Exception
                Console.WriteLine( _
                    "Error creating TextWriterTraceListener for trace " & _
                    "file ""{0}"":" & vbCrLf & "{1}", args(0), ex.Message)
                Return
            End Try

            ' Write these messages only to this TextWriterTraceListener.
            textListener.WriteLine( _
                "This is trace listener named """ & textListener.Name & """")
            textListener.WriteLine("Trace written to a file: " & _
                vbCrLf & "    """ & args(0) & """")

            ' Write a message to all trace listeners.
            Trace.WriteLine(String.Format( _
                "This trace message written {0} to all listeners.", Now))

            ' Flush and close the output.
            Trace.Flush()
            textListener.Flush()
            textListener.Close()
        End If
    End Sub
End Module

Remarks

This constructor initializes the Name property to the name parameter or to an empty string (""), if the name parameter is null.

See also

• TraceListener
• DefaultTraceListener
• ConsoleTraceListener
• EventLogTraceListener
• TextWriterTraceListener
• Stream
• TextWriter
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