FormControl target

Logs text to Windows.Forms.Control.Text property control of specified Name.

Platforms Supported: .NetFramework + NETCore3.1 + NET6.0 - Requires nuget-package NLog.Windows.Forms

Configuration Syntax

<targets>
  <target xsi:type="FormControl"
          name="String"
          layout="Layout"
          append="Boolean"
          reverseOrder="Boolean"
          controlName="String"
          formName="String" />
</targets>

Read more about using the Configuration File.

Parameters

General Options

• name - Name of the target.

Layout Options

• layout - Layout used to format log messages. Layout Required. Default: ${longdate}|${level:uppercase=true}|${logger}|${message:withexception=true}

Form Options

• append - Indicates whether log text should be appended to the text of the control instead of overwriting it. Boolean Default: True

• reverseOrder - Indicates whether log text should be appended or prepended. Boolean Default: False

• controlName - Name of control to which NLog will log write log text. Required.

• formName - Name of the Form on which the control is located.