C# Event Log Write To EventLog Entry

Write to event log in C#

• Add reference using System.Diagnostics to your project
• Check whether the source exits or not.
• If not create event source.
• Create an EventLog object.
• Set its event source.
• Write the entry into event source.

C# sample source code is below;

using System.Diagnostics;

private void WriteToEventLog(string message)
{
string cs = "Your Source Name";
EventLog elog = new EventLog();

if (!EventLog.SourceExists(cs))
{
EventLog.CreateEventSource(cs, cs);
}

elog.Source = cs;
elog.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
elog.WriteEntry(message);
}

C# Event Log Write To EventLog Entry tutorial