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# AppenderSkeleton.Close Method

Closes the appender and release resources.

[Visual Basic]
NotOverridable Public Sub Close() _
Implements IAppender.Close
[C#]
public void Close();

#### Implements

IAppender.Close

#### Remarks

Release any resources allocated within the appender such as file handles, network connections, etc.

It is a programming error to append to a closed appender.

This method cannot be overridden by subclasses. This method delegates the closing of the appender to the OnClose method which must be overridden in the subclass.

#### See Also

AppenderSkeleton Class | log4net.Appender Namespace