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# TextWriterAppender.Writer Property

Sets the TextWriter where the log output will go.

[Visual Basic]
Overridable Public Property Writer As TextWriter
[C#]
public virtual System.IO.TextWriter Writer {get; set;}

#### Remarks

The specified TextWriter must be open and writable.

The TextWriter will be closed when the appender instance is closed.

Note: Logging to an unopened TextWriter will fail.

#### See Also

TextWriterAppender Class | log4net.Appender Namespace