log4net-1.2.0-beta8: System.NullReferenceException on invalid configuration file

[Ja...@ubs.com]

I got the following error from log4net-1.2.0-beta8
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An unhandled exception of type 'System.NullReferenceException' occurred in log4net.dll

Additional information: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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On invocation of
log4net.Config.DOMConfigurator.ConfigureAndWatch( new System.IO.FileInfo( "log4net.config" ));

The log4net.config file was:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
<log4net>
	<appender name="A1" type="log4net.Appender.ConsoleAppender">
		<!-- A1 uses PatternLayout -->
		<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
			<conversionPattern value="%-4r [%-12t] %-5p %c - %m%n" />
		</layout>
	</appender>
	<root>
		<level value="INFO" />
		<appender-ref ref="A1" />
	</root>
	<logger name="Barnacle.StatusForm">
		<level value="DEBUG" />
	</logger>
	<logger name="Barnacle.ServerConnection">
		<level value="NONE" />
	</logger>
</log4net>
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Note the invaild /log4net/logger[2]/level/@value

Jason Haines


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