[LOG4NET-43] Specifying an empty string as a property in the config file results in an error

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.2.9
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.10
• Assignee: Niall Daley
• Reporter: Niall Daley
• Created: 23/Aug/05 01:26
• Updated: 08/Mar/06 00:20
• Resolved: 23/Aug/05 01:32

Description

Specifying an empty string as a property (either as <property/> or <property></property>) results in the following:

log4net:ERROR XmlHierarchyConfigurator: Failed to construct object of type [System.String] Exception: System.MissingMethodException: No parameterless constructor defined for this object.
at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(Boolean publicOnly)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type)
at log4net.Repository.Hierarchy.XmlHierarchyConfigurator.CreateObjectFromXml(XmlElement element, Type defaultTargetType, Type typeConstraint) in S:\local\log4net-cvs\logging-log4net\src\Repository\Hierarchy\XmlHierarchyConfigurator.cs:line 924