List of breaking changes in NLog 2.0

Namespace NLog

• ConditionMethodAttribute type has been moved to NLog.Conditions namespace.
• ConditionMethodFactory type has been removed and functionality moved to NLogFactories class.
• ConditionMethodsAttribute type has been moved to NLog.Conditions namespace.
• ExtensionUtils type has been removed and functionality moved to NLogFactories class.
• Filter type has been moved to NLog.Filters namespace.
• FilterAttribute type has been moved to NLog.Filters namespace.
• FilterCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• FilterCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• FilterFactory type has been removed and functionality moved to NLogFactories class.
• FilterResult type has been moved to NLog.Filters namespace.
• ILayout type has been moved to NLog.Layouts namespace and renamed Layout.
• ILayoutWithHeaderAndFooter type has been removed. This functionality is implemented by Layout types directly.
• Layout type has been moved to NLog.Layouts namespace and renamed SimpleLayout.
  • Property IsAppDomainFixed has been removed.
  • Property Renderers has different type: ReadOnlyCollection<LayoutRenderer> (was LayoutRenderer[])
• LayoutAttribute type has been moved to NLog.Layouts namespace.
• LayoutCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• LayoutCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• LayoutFactory type has been removed and functionality moved to NLogFactories class.
• LayoutRenderer type has been moved to NLog.LayoutRenderers namespace.
  • Property Padding has been removed.
  • Property AbsolutePadding has been removed.
  • Property PadCharacter has been removed.
  • Property FixedLength has been removed.
  • Property UpperCase has been removed.
  • Property LowerCase has been removed.
  • Property Culture has been removed.
  • Property CultureInfo has been removed.
• LayoutRendererAttribute type has been moved to NLog.LayoutRenderers namespace.
  • Property FormatString has been removed.
  • Property IgnoresPadding has been removed.
  • Property UsingLogEventInfo has been removed.
• LayoutRendererCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• LayoutRendererCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• LayoutRendererFactory type has been removed and functionality moved to NLogFactories class.
• LoggerReconfiguredDelegate type has been removed and replaced by EventHandler<EventArgs>.
• LoggingConfigurationChanged type has been removed and replaced by EventHandler<LoggingConfigurationChangedEventArgs>.
• LoggingConfigurationReloaded type has been removed and replaced by EventHandler<LoggingConfigurationReloadedEventArgs>.
• LogLevel type has updated properties
  • Property UppercaseName has been removed.
  • Property LowercaseName has been removed.
• RichTextBoxRowColoringRuleCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• RichTextBoxRowColoringRuleCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• Target type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace.
• TargetAttribute type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace.
  • Property IgnoresLayout has been removed.
• TargetCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• TargetCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• TargetFactory type has been removed and functionality moved to NLogFactories class.
• TargetWithLayout type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace.
  • Property Layout has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property CompiledLayout has been removed.
• TargetWithLayoutHeaderAndFooter type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace.
  • Property Layout has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property Header has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property Footer has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property CompiledHeader has been removed.
  • Property CompiledFooter has been removed.
  • Property CompiledLayoutWithHeaderAndFooter has been removed.

Namespace NLog.Conditions

Namespace NLog.Config

• AcceptsConditionAttribute type has been removed. Use properties with ConditionExpression type instead.
• AcceptsLayoutAttribute type has been removed. Use properties with Layout type instead.
• LoggingConfiguration type has updated properties
  • Property LoggingRules has different type: IList<LoggingRule> (was LoggingRuleCollection)
  • Property FileNamesToWatch has different type: IEnumerable<String> (was ICollection)
• LoggingRule type has updated properties
  • Property Targets has different type: IList<Target> (was TargetCollection)
  • Property ChildRules has different type: IList<LoggingRule> (was LoggingRuleCollection)
  • Property Filters has different type: IList<Filter> (was FilterCollection)
• LoggingRuleCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• LoggingRuleCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• NLogConfigurationException type has been moved to NLog namespace.
• NotSupportedRuntimeAttribute type has been removed. Functionality was removed in NLog 2.0.
• RuntimeFramework type has been removed. Functionality was removed in NLog 2.0.
• SupportedRuntimeAttribute type has been removed. Functionality was removed in NLog 2.0.
• SupportedRuntimeAttributeBase type has been removed. Functionality was removed in NLog 2.0.
• XmlLoggingConfiguration type has updated properties
  • Property FileNamesToWatch has different type: IEnumerable<String> (was ICollection)

Namespace NLog.Filters

• ConditionBasedFilter type has updated properties
  • Property Condition has different type: ConditionExpression (was String)
• LayoutBasedFilter type has updated properties
  • Property Layout has different type: Layout (was String)

Namespace NLog.Internal

• InternalLogger type has been moved to NLog.Common namespace.
• LogEventInfoBuffer type is no longer public.
• ThreadIDHelper type is no longer public.

Namespace NLog.Internal.NetworkSenders

• NetworkSender type is no longer public.
• TcpNetworkSender type is no longer public.
• UdpNetworkSender type is no longer public.

Namespace NLog.Internal.Win32

• Win32FileAttributes type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace.

Namespace NLog.LayoutRenderers

• ASPNETApplicationValueLayoutRenderer type has been renamed AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRenderer and moved to NLog.Extended.dll assembly .
• ASPNETRequestValueLayoutRenderer type has been renamed AspNetRequestValueLayoutRenderer and moved to NLog.Extended.dll assembly .
• ASPNETSessionIDLayoutRenderer type has been renamed AspNetSessionIDLayoutRenderer and moved to NLog.Extended.dll assembly .
• ASPNETSessionValueLayoutRenderer type has been renamed AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer and moved to NLog.Extended.dll assembly .
• ASPNETUserAuthTypeLayoutRenderer type has been renamed AspNetUserAuthTypeLayoutRenderer and moved to NLog.Extended.dll assembly .
• ASPNETUserIdentityLayoutRenderer type has been renamed AspNetUserIdentityLayoutRenderer and moved to NLog.Extended.dll assembly .
• FileContentsLayoutRenderer type has updated properties
  • Property Encoding has different type: Encoding (was String)
• GCLayoutRenderer type has been renamed GarbageCollectorInfoLayoutRenderer.
  • Property Property has different type: GarbageCollectorProperty (was GCLayoutRenderer.GCProperty)
• GCLayoutRenderer.GCProperty type has been moved to a non-nested class and renamed GarbageCollectorProperty.
• GDCLayoutRenderer type has been renamed GdcLayoutRenderer.
• MDCLayoutRenderer type has been renamed MdcLayoutRenderer.
• NDCLayoutRenderer type has been renamed NdcLayoutRenderer.
• NewLine type has been renamed NewLineLayoutRenderer.
• Rot13LayoutRenderer type has been moved to NLog.LayoutRenderers.Wrappers namespace and renamed Rot13LayoutRendererWrapper.

Namespace NLog.Layouts

• CsvColumn type has updated properties
  • Property Layout has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property CompiledLayout has been removed.
• CsvColumnCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• CsvColumnCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• CsvLayout type has updated properties
  • Property Columns has different type: IList<CsvColumn> (was CsvColumnCollection)
  • Property Delimiter has different type: CsvColumnDelimiterMode (was CsvLayout.ColumnDelimiterMode)
  • Property Layout has different type: Layout (was ILayout)
  • Property Header has different type: Layout (was ILayout)
  • Property Footer has different type: Layout (was ILayout)
• CsvLayout.ColumnDelimiterMode type has been moved to a non-nested class and renamed CsvColumnDelimiterMode.
• LayoutWithHeaderAndFooter type has updated properties
  • Property Layout has different type: Layout (was ILayout)
  • Property Header has different type: Layout (was ILayout)
  • Property Footer has different type: Layout (was ILayout)

Namespace NLog.Targets

• ASPNetTraceTarget type has been renamed AspNetTraceTarget and moved to NLog.Extended.dll assembly .
• DatabaseParameterInfo type has updated properties
  • Property Layout has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property CompiledLayout has been removed.
• DatabaseParameterInfoCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• DatabaseParameterInfoCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• DatabaseTarget type has updated properties
  • Property ConnectionString has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property DBHost has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property DBHostLayout has been removed.
  • Property DBUserName has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property DBUserNameLayout has been removed.
  • Property DBPassword has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property DBPasswordLayout has been removed.
  • Property DBDatabase has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property DBDatabaseLayout has been removed.
  • Property CommandText has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property CommandTextLayout has been removed.
  • Property Parameters has different type: IList<DatabaseParameterInfo> (was DatabaseParameterInfoCollection)
• FileTarget type has updated properties
  • Property FileName has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property Encoding has different type: Encoding (was String)
  • Property ArchiveEvery has different type: FileArchivePeriod (was FileTarget.ArchiveEveryMode)
  • Property ArchiveFileName has different type: Layout (was String)
• FileTarget.ArchiveEveryMode type has been moved to a non-nested class and renamed FileArchivePeriod.
• FileTarget.ArchiveNumberingMode type has been moved to a non-nested class and renamed ArchiveNumberingMode.
• FileTarget.LineEndingMode type has been moved to a non-nested class and renamed LineEndingMode.
• MailTarget type has updated properties
  • Property From has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property To has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property CC has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property BCC has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property Subject has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property Body has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property Encoding has different type: Encoding (was String)
  • Property SmtpServer has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property SmtpUsername has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property SmtpPassword has different type: Layout (was String)
• MailTarget.SmtpAuthenticationMode type has been moved to a non-nested class and renamed SmtpAuthenticationMode.
• MemoryTarget type has updated properties
  • Property Logs has different type: IList<String> (was ArrayList)
• MessageBoxTarget type has updated properties
  • Property Caption has different type: Layout (was String)
• MethodCallParameter type has updated properties
  • Property Type has different type: Type (was String)
  • Property Layout has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property CompiledLayout has been removed.
• MethodCallParameterCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• MethodCallParameterCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• MethodCallTargetBase type has updated properties
  • Property Parameters has different type: IList<MethodCallParameter> (was MethodCallParameterCollection)
• NetworkTarget type has updated properties
  • Property Address has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property AddressLayout has been removed.
  • Property OnOverflow has different type: NetworkTargetOverflowAction (was NetworkTarget.OverflowAction)
  • Property Encoding has different type: Encoding (was String)
• NetworkTarget.OverflowAction type has been moved to a non-nested class and renamed NetworkTargetOverflowAction.
• NLogViewerParameterInfo type has updated properties
  • Property Layout has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property CompiledLayout has been removed.
• NLogViewerParameterInfoCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• NLogViewerParameterInfoCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• NLogViewerTarget type has updated properties
  • Property Parameters has different type: IList<NLogViewerParameterInfo> (was NLogViewerParameterInfoCollection)
• RichTextBoxRowColoringRule type has updated properties
  • Property Condition has different type: ConditionExpression (was String)
• RichTextBoxTarget type has updated properties
  • Property RowColoringRules has different type: IList<RichTextBoxRowColoringRule> (was RichTextBoxRowColoringRuleCollection)
  • Property WordColoringRules has different type: IList<RichTextBoxWordColoringRule> (was RichTextBoxWordColoringRuleCollection)
• RichTextBoxWordColoringRuleCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• RichTextBoxWordColoringRuleCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• WebServiceTarget.WebServiceProtocol type has been moved to a non-nested class and renamed WebServiceProtocol.

Namespace NLog.Targets.Compound

• CompoundTargetBase type has been moved to NLog.Targets.Wrappers namespace.
  • Property Targets has different type: IList<Target> (was TargetCollection)
• FallbackTarget type has been moved to NLog.Targets.Wrappers namespace and renamed FallbackGroupTarget.
• RandomizeTarget type has been moved to NLog.Targets.Wrappers namespace and renamed RandomizeGroupTarget.
• RoundRobinTarget type has been moved to NLog.Targets.Wrappers namespace and renamed RoundRobinGroupTarget.
• SplitTarget type has been moved to NLog.Targets.Wrappers namespace and renamed SplitGroupTarget.

Namespace NLog.Targets.Wrappers

• ASPNetBufferingTargetWrapper type has been renamed AspNetBufferingTargetWrapper and moved to NLog.Extended.dll assembly .
• AsyncTargetWrapper.AsyncRequestQueue type has been moved to a non-nested class and renamed AsyncRequestQueue.
  • Property UnprocessedRequestCount has been removed.
• FilteringRule type has updated properties
  • Property Exists has different type: ConditionExpression (was String)
  • Property Filter has different type: ConditionExpression (was String)
  • Property FilterCondition has been removed.
  • Property ExistsCondition has been removed.
• FilteringRuleCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• FilteringRuleCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• FilteringTargetWrapper type has updated properties
  • Property Condition has different type: ConditionExpression (was String)
• ImpersonatingTargetWrapper.LogonProviderType type has been moved to a non-nested class and renamed LogonProviderType.
• ImpersonatingTargetWrapper.SecurityImpersonationLevel type has been moved to a non-nested class and renamed SecurityImpersonationLevel.
• ImpersonatingTargetWrapper.SecurityLogonType type has been moved to a non-nested class and renamed SecurityLogonType.
• PostFilteringTargetWrapper type has updated properties
  • Property DefaultFilter has different type: ConditionExpression (was String)
  • Property Rules has different type: IList<FilteringRule> (was FilteringRuleCollection)

Namespace NLog.Web

• NLogHttpModule type has been moved to NLog.Extended.dll assembly .

Namespace NLog.Win32.LayoutRenderers

• ASPApplicationValueLayoutRenderer type has been moved to NLog.LayoutRenderers namespace and renamed AspApplicationValueLayoutRenderer.
• ASPRequestValueLayoutRenderer type has been moved to NLog.LayoutRenderers namespace and renamed AspRequestValueLayoutRenderer.
• ASPSessionValueLayoutRenderer type has been moved to NLog.LayoutRenderers namespace and renamed AspSessionValueLayoutRenderer.
• RegistryLayoutRenderer type has been moved to NLog.LayoutRenderers namespace.
• WindowsIdentityLayoutRenderer type has been moved to NLog.LayoutRenderers namespace.

Namespace NLog.Win32.Targets

• ASPResponseTarget type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace and renamed AspResponseTarget.
• ColoredConsoleTarget type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace.
  • Property RowHighlightingRules has different type: IList<ConsoleRowHighlightingRule> (was ConsoleRowHighlightingRuleCollection)
  • Property WordHighlightingRules has different type: IList<ConsoleWordHighlightingRule> (was ConsoleWordHighlightingRuleCollection)
• ConsoleOutputColor type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace.
• ConsoleRowHighlightingRule type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace.
  • Property Condition has different type: ConditionExpression (was String)
• ConsoleRowHighlightingRuleCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• ConsoleRowHighlightingRuleCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• ConsoleWordHighlightingRule type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace.
• ConsoleWordHighlightingRuleCollection type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• ConsoleWordHighlightingRuleCollection.Enumerator type has been removed and replaced with generic collection type.
• EventLogTarget type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace.
  • Property EventID has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property Category has different type: Layout (was String)
• MSMQTarget type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace and renamed MessageQueueTarget and moved to NLog.Extended.dll assembly .
  • Property Queue has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property Label has different type: Layout (was String)
  • Property Encoding has different type: Encoding (was String)
• OutputDebugStringTarget type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace.
• PerfCounterTarget type has been moved to NLog.Targets namespace and renamed PerformanceCounterTarget.