in src/log4net/Appender/AdoNetAppender.cs [678:715]
protected virtual string ResolveConnectionString(out string connectionStringContext)
{
if (ConnectionString != null && ConnectionString.Length > 0)
{
connectionStringContext = "ConnectionString";
return ConnectionString;
}
#if !NETSTANDARD1_3
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(ConnectionStringName))
{
ConnectionStringSettings settings = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings[ConnectionStringName];
if (settings != null)
{
connectionStringContext = "ConnectionStringName";
return settings.ConnectionString;
}
else
{
throw new LogException("Unable to find [" + ConnectionStringName + "] ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings item");
}
}
#endif
if (AppSettingsKey != null && AppSettingsKey.Length > 0)
{
connectionStringContext = "AppSettingsKey";
string appSettingsConnectionString = SystemInfo.GetAppSetting(AppSettingsKey);
if (appSettingsConnectionString == null || appSettingsConnectionString.Length == 0)
{
throw new LogException("Unable to find [" + AppSettingsKey + "] AppSettings key.");
}
return appSettingsConnectionString;
}
connectionStringContext = "Unable to resolve connection string from ConnectionString, ConnectionStrings, or AppSettings.";
return string.Empty;
}