Can a method know the name of the calling class & method?

[ssg31415926]

I want to write a logging method. I want it to log the name of the
calling class and method. Is there any way to do this? I presume
it'll use Reflection but it's not an area I've used much.a

Alternatively, is there a piece of code I can use to pass in the name
of the method, so that I can copy and paste the calling code and don't
have to remember to change a hard coded method name.

I could code this:

Log("callingClass.CallingMethod", someData, someLogCode);

but I'd rather code this:

Log(someData, someLogCode); and have it work out what the calling
method was.

or at least, this:

Log(System.Reflection.Blah.CurrentMethod, someData, someLogCode);

Merry Christmas!

SSG

[Tim Van Wassenhove]

ssg31415926 schreef:

I want to write a logging method. I want it to log the name of the
calling class and method. Is there any way to do this? I presume
it'll use Reflection but it's not an area I've used much.a

Alternatively, is there a piece of code I can use to pass in the name
of the method, so that I can copy and paste the calling code and don't
have to remember to change a hard coded method name.

I could code this:

Log("callingClass.CallingMethod", someData, someLogCode);

but I'd rather code this:

Log(someData, someLogCode); and have it work out what the calling
method was.

or at least, this:

Log(System.Reflection.Blah.CurrentMethod, someData, someLogCode);

Log(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType,Me thodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name);

--
Tim Van Wassenhove <url:http://www.timvw.be/>

[Duggi]

Use log4Net :-) Its a well known log utility. (open source)

Once you use it, you will never try to write a log class.

Thanks
-Srinivas.
ssg31415926 wrote:

I want to write a logging method. I want it to log the name of the
calling class and method. Is there any way to do this? I presume
it'll use Reflection but it's not an area I've used much.a

Alternatively, is there a piece of code I can use to pass in the name
of the method, so that I can copy and paste the calling code and don't
have to remember to change a hard coded method name.

I could code this:

Log("callingClass.CallingMethod", someData, someLogCode);

but I'd rather code this:

Log(someData, someLogCode); and have it work out what the calling
method was.

or at least, this:

Log(System.Reflection.Blah.CurrentMethod, someData, someLogCode);

Merry Christmas!

SSG

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?=]

ssg31415926 wrote:

I want to write a logging method. I want it to log the name of the
calling class and method. Is there any way to do this? I presume
it'll use Reflection but it's not an area I've used much.a

but I'd rather code this:

Log(someData, someLogCode); and have it work out what the calling
method was.

MethodBase m = (new StackTrace()).GetFrame(1).GetMethod();
string classname = m.DeclaringType.Name;
string methodname = m.Name;

but I have serious doubt that performance will be good.

Arne

[ssg31415926]

Thank you all for your suggestions. I'll have a look at each and see
which fits best.

Regards

SSG

Arne Vajhøj wrote:

ssg31415926 wrote:

I want to write a logging method. I want it to log the name of the
calling class and method. Is there any way to do this? I presume
it'll use Reflection but it's not an area I've used much.a

but I'd rather code this:

Log(someData, someLogCode); and have it work out what the calling
method was.

MethodBase m = (new StackTrace()).GetFrame(1).GetMethod();
string classname = m.DeclaringType.Name;
string methodname = m.Name;

but I have serious doubt that performance will be good.

Arne