Simple MultiThread Safe Log Class

Question

What is the best approach to creating a simple multithread safe logging class? Is something like this sufficient? How would I purge the log when it\'s initially created?

Answer 1

you need to declare the sync object at the class level:

public class Logging 
{ 
    private static readonly object locker = new object(); 

    public Logging() 
    { 
    } 

    public void WriteToLog(string message) 
    { 
        lock(locker) 
        { 
            StreamWriter sw; 
            sw = File.AppendText("Data\\Log.txt"); 
            sw.WriteLine(message); 
            sw.Close(); 

            sw.Dispose();
        } 
    } 
} 

Might be better to declare your logging class as static, and the locking object as @Adam Robinson suggested.