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# XmlLayoutBase.FormatXml Method

Does the actual writing of the XML.

[Visual Basic]
MustOverride Protected Sub FormatXml( _
ByVal writer As XmlWriter, _
ByVal loggingEvent As LoggingEvent _
)
[C#]
protected abstract void FormatXml(
XmlWriter writer,
LoggingEvent loggingEvent
);

#### Parameters

writer
  The writer to use to output the event to.
loggingEvent
  The event to write.

#### Remarks

Subclasses should override this method to format the LoggingEvent as XML.

#### See Also

XmlLayoutBase Class | log4net.Layout Namespace