<trace> Element
Configures the ASP.NET trace service.
<configuration>
<system.web>
<trace>
<trace enabled="true|false"
localOnly="true|false"
pageOutput="true|false"
requestLimit="integer"
traceMode="SortByTime|sortByCategory"/>
Optional Attributes
| Attribute | Option | Description |
|---|---|---|
| enabled | Specifies whether tracing is enabled for an application. | |
| true | Indicates that tracing is enabled. Trace must be enabled in order to use the Trace.axd viewer. | |
| false | Indicates that tracing is not enabled. The default is false. | |
| localOnly | true | Indicates that the trace viewer (Trace.axd) is available only on the host Web server. The default is true. |
| false | Indicates that the trace viewer is available from any computer. | |
| pageOutput | Specifies whether trace output is rendered at the end of each page. | |
| true | Indicates that trace output is appended to each page. | |
| false | Indicates that trace output is accessible through the trace utility only. The default is false. | |
| requestLimit | Specifies the number of trace requests to store on the server. The default is 10. If the limit is reached, trace is automatically disabled. | |
| traceMode | SortByTime | Indicates that trace information is displayed in the order it is processed. The default is SortByTime. |
| SortByCategory | Indicates that trace information is displayed alphabetically by user-defined category. |
Example
The following example specifies tracing configuration settings.
<configuration>
<system.web>
<trace enabled="false"
pageOutput="true"
requestLimit="15"/>
<system.web>
</configuration>
Requirements
Contained Within: <system.web>
Web Platform: IIS 5.0, IIS 5.1, IIS 6.0
Configuration File: Machine.config, Web.config
Configuration Section Handler: System.Web.Configuration.TraceConfigurationHandler