ScopeContext allows one to give a scope name for an operation that can be async. When the scope begins then it automatically captures a timestamp. This can be used to show duration of the active scope.

Platforms Supported: All

Introduced in NLog 5.0 and replaces ${ndlctiming}

See also NLog Context and ${scopeproperty} and ${scopenested}

Configuration Syntax

${scopetiming:currentScope=Boolean:StartTime=Boolean:format=String}

Parameters

Rendering Options

• currentScope - Whether to only include the duration of the last scope created. Boolean. Default False.
• StartTime - Whether to just display the scope creation time, and not the duration. Boolean. Default False
• format - TimeSpan format. Can be any argument accepted by TimeSpan.ToString(format). string. Default null