Can't get log4net working in MVC3 sub-classed controller

Question

I have an MVC3 application that I'd like to get log4net working in.
I got the code I'm using from this site

I can get the logging to work if I add this code to an Action method.

  public ActionResult Index() {  
      log4net.ILog log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(this.GetType());  
      log.Info("Here I am in Index.");   
      return View();  
  } 

I'd like to enable logging in all my controllers, so I added the following class to my project,

  public class LoggingController :Controller {
      protected log4net.ILog Log;

      public LoggingController () {
          Log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(GetType());
      }
  }

and I'm having my Home controller inherit from this class, LoggingController.

I've put a break point on my LoggingController's constructor and determined the constructor is being called, however my logging isn't working when done this way.

My question then is:

Why isn't this working? OR Is there a better way of accomplishing what I'm trying to do here?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Why isn't this working?

Because the type argument you pass to the GetLogger method must match that of the containing type. You are passing HomeController (by using GetType() ) instead of LoggingController which is where the variable is declared. Try like this:

public LoggingController () {
    Log = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
}