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#region Copyright & License
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// Copyright 2001-2005 The Apache Software Foundation
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// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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// You may obtain a copy of the License at
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// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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// limitations under the License.
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using log4net.Util.TypeConverters;
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namespace log4net.Layout
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/// Interface for raw layout objects
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/// Interface used to format a <see cref="LoggingEvent"/>
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/// This interface should not be confused with the
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/// <see cref="ILayout"/> interface. This interface is used in
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/// only certain specialized situations where a raw object is
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/// required rather than a formatted string. The <see cref="ILayout"/>
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/// is not generally useful than this interface.
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/// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
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/// <author>Gert Driesen</author>
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[TypeConverter(typeof(RawLayoutConverter))]
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public interface IRawLayout
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/// Implement this method to create your own layout format.
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/// <param name="loggingEvent">The event to format</param>
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/// <returns>returns the formatted event</returns>
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/// Implement this method to create your own layout format.
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object Format(LoggingEvent loggingEvent);