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# FilterSkeleton.Decide Method

Decide if the LoggingEvent should be logged through an appender.

[Visual Basic]
MustOverride Public Function Decide( _
ByVal loggingEvent As LoggingEvent _
) As FilterDecision _
Implements IFilter.Decide
[C#]
public abstract FilterDecision Decide(
LoggingEvent loggingEvent
);

#### Parameters

loggingEvent
  The LoggingEvent to decide upon

#### Return Value

The decision of the filter

#### Implements

IFilter.Decide

#### Remarks

If the decision is Deny, then the event will be dropped. If the decision is Neutral, then the next filter, if any, will be invoked. If the decision is Accept then the event will be logged without consulting with other filters in the chain.

This method is marked `abstract` and must be implemented in a subclass.

#### See Also

FilterSkeleton Class | log4net.Filter Namespace