Changing the log level programmatically in log4net?

Question

Is there a way to set the log level in log4net programmatically? I\'d assumed that there would be a property that would let you do this, but I can\'t seem to find one.

Answer 1

This is a follow up to your comment on Mitch's answer.

While you may be able to set the levels programmaticaly, why not just set the log levels to debug? That way your user will not have to worry about setting the log levels to debug, which, trust me, will never be on when you need it.

Then when an error occurs, just have the user send you the full log file and use a log viewer like Apache Chainsaw to selectively view only the levels you want to see.

Another solution is to log the different levels to separate files. That way you can have the user send you only the levels that you want to see.