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title: "How does .NET Core support logging and error handling in applications?"  
description: "How does .NET Core support logging and error handling in applications?"  
author: "Utpal Vishwas"  
published: 2023-06-25  
updated: 2023-06-27  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158858/how-does-dot-net-core-support-logging-and-error-handling-in-applications  
category: ".net core"  
tags: ["asp.net", "asp.net core", ".net core"]  
reading_time: 3 minutes  

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# How does .NET Core support logging and error handling in applications?

How does .NET Core [support](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/286/modi-support-for-sportsperson) logging and [error handling](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/160168/error-handling-in-go) in [applications](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12847/how-to-choose-the-right-ethernet-cable-for-industrial-applications)?

## Replies

### Reply by Aryan Kumar

.NET Core supports logging and [error](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88527/fixing-quickbooks-error-4120-reinstalling-vs-repairing) [handling](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34585/file-handling) in applications through the use of the `ILogger` interface. This interface provides a way to write log messages to a variety of destinations, such as a file, a console, or a database.

To use the `ILogger` interface, you first need to create an instance of a class that implements the interface. There are a number of different classes that implement the `ILogger` interface, such as `ConsoleLogger`, `FileLogger`, and `DebugLogger`.

Once you have created an instance of a class that implements the `ILogger` interface, you can use it to write log messages. To write a log message, you call the `Log()` method on the `ILogger` instance. The `Log()` method takes a number of parameters, including the severity of the message, the message text, and any additional data that you want to log.

The severity of a log message can be one of the following values:

- `Debug`: This is used for debugging messages.
- `Information`: This is used for informational messages.
- `Warning`: This is used for warning messages.
- `Error`: This is used for error messages.
- `Critical`: This is used for critical errors.

The message text is the text of the log message. The additional data can be any object that you want to log.

For example, the following code shows how to write a log message using the `ConsoleLogger` class:

C#

```plaintext
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace Example
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Create a ConsoleLogger instance.
            var logger = new ConsoleLogger();

            // Write a log message.
            logger.Log(LogCategory.Information, "This is an informational message.");

            // Write a warning message.
            logger.Log(LogCategory.Warning, "This is a warning message.");

            // Write an error message.
            logger.Log(LogCategory.Error, "This is an error message.");

            // Write a critical message.
            logger.Log(LogCategory.Critical, "This is a critical error message.");

            // Wait for the user to press a key.
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}
```

This code will write the following log messages to the console:

Code snippet

```plaintext
[Information] This is an informational message.
[Warning] This is a warning message.
[Error] This is an error message.
[Critical] This is a critical error message.
```

You can also use the `ILogger` interface to write log messages to a file or a database. To do this, you need to use a class that implements the `ILoggerProvider` interface. This interface provides a way to configure the logging destination and the format of the log messages.

There are a number of different classes that implement the `ILoggerProvider` interface, such as `FileLoggerProvider` and `DbLoggerProvider`.

Once you have configured the logging destination and the format of the log messages, you can use the `ILogger` interface to write log messages to the destination that you configured.

Logging and error handling are essential features for any application. By using the `ILogger` interface, you can easily add logging and error handling to your .NET Core applications.


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