<switches> Element
Contains trace switches and the level where the trace switches are set.
<switches>
</switches>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
Element | Description |
---|---|
Specifies the level where a trace switch is set. |
Parent Elements
Element | Description |
---|---|
configuration |
The root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications. |
System.diagnostics |
Specifies trace listeners that collect, store, and route messages and the level where a trace switch is set. |
Remarks
You can change the level of a trace switch by putting it in a configuration file. If the switch is a BooleanSwitch, you can turn it on and off. If the switch is a TraceSwitch, you can assign different levels to it to specify the types of trace or debug messages the application outputs.
Example
The following example shows how to use the <switch> element to set the General
trace switch to the TraceLevel.Error level, and enable the Data
Boolean trace switch.
<configuration>
<system.diagnostics>
<switches>
<add name="General" value="4" />
<add name="Data" value="1" />
</switches>
</system.diagnostics>
</configuration>
See Also
Reference
Trace and Debug Settings Schema
Switch Class
TraceSwitch Class
BooleanSwitch Class