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# RawPropertyLayout.Format Method

Lookup the property for Key

[Visual Basic]
Overridable Public Function Format( _
ByVal loggingEvent As LoggingEvent _
) As Object _
Implements IRawLayout.Format
[C#]
public virtual object Format(
LoggingEvent loggingEvent
);

#### Parameters

loggingEvent
  The event to format

#### Return Value

returns property value

#### Implements

IRawLayout.Format

#### Remarks

Looks up and returns the object value of the property named Key. If there is no property defined with than name then `null` will be returned.

#### See Also

RawPropertyLayout Class | log4net.Layout Namespace