Event Logging

Here's a quick method to log exceptions to the event log:

private void LogException(Exception exception){
    EventLogPermission permissions = new EventLogPermission(EventLogPermissionAccess.Administer, ".");

    using (EventLog log = new EventLog("Application")){
        permissions.PermitOnly();

        if (!EventLog.SourceExists("MySourceName")){
            EventLog.CreateEventSource("MySourceName", "Application");
        }

        log.Source = "MySourceName";
        log.WriteEntry(exception.ToString(), EventLogEntryType.Error);
    }
}

A couple of things to note:

• The using statement makes sure the EventLog object is disposed without fail
• The EventLogPermission permits this callee to create an event source if required and to write to the event log