Public Overloads Function ToString( _
   ByVal format As String _
) As String

public string ToString( 
   string format
)

Log.LogWrite += BreakIn_LogWrite;
try
{

    string message = "Bad {500} Data: {0}";
    Exception myError = i_blow_up;
    LogEventArgs arg1 = null;

    LogEventHandler eh = new LogEventHandler(delegate(object s, LogEventArgs e) { arg1 = e; });
    Log.LogWrite += eh;
    Log.LogWrite += BreakIn_LogWrite;
    Log.Error(myError, message, i_blow_up);
    Log.LogWrite -= eh;
    Log.LogWrite -= BreakIn_LogWrite;

    Assert.IsNotNull(arg1);
    Assert.AreEqual(1, arg1.Count);
    Assert.AreEqual(1, arg1.ToArray().Length);

    EventData data = arg1.ToArray()[0];
    Assert.IsNotNull(data);
    BasicLogTest.AssertMessage(GetType(), null, data, LogLevels.Error, null, myError.GetType());

    Assert.IsTrue(data.ToString().Contains(message));
    Assert.IsTrue(data.ToString("{Message:%s!} {}").Contains(message));
    Assert.IsTrue(data.ToString("{Exception}").Contains(myError.GetType().FullName));

    data.Write((System.Xml.XmlTextWriter)null);
    System.Xml.XmlTextWriter wtr = new System.Xml.XmlTextWriter(new MemoryStream(new byte[10]), System.Text.Encoding.UTF32);
    data.Write(wtr);

    data.Write(new StreamWriter(new MemoryStream(new byte[10])));
    foreach (string format in badFormats)
        data.Write(new StreamWriter(new MemoryStream(new byte[10])), format);

    BinaryFormatter ser = new BinaryFormatter();
    MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();

    ser.Serialize(ms, arg1);
    Assert.Greater((int)ms.Position, 0);

    ms.Position = 0;
    object restored = ser.Deserialize(ms);
    Assert.IsNotNull(restored);
    Assert.AreEqual(typeof(LogEventArgs), restored.GetType());
    LogEventArgs arg2 = restored as LogEventArgs;

    Assert.IsNotNull(arg2);
    Assert.AreEqual(1, arg2.Count);
    Assert.AreEqual(1, arg2.ToArray().Length);

    data = arg2.ToArray()[0];
    Assert.IsNotNull(data);

    Assert.IsNotNull(data.Exception);
    Assert.AreNotEqual(myError.GetType(), data.Exception.GetType());
    Assert.AreEqual(typeof(Log).Assembly, data.Exception.GetType().Assembly);
    Assert.IsTrue(data.Exception.Message.Contains(myError.GetType().FullName));
    Assert.IsNotNull(data.Exception.ToString());
    Assert.AreNotEqual(String.Empty, data.Exception.ToString());
    Assert.IsTrue(data.Exception.ToString().Contains(myError.GetType().FullName));

    BasicLogTest.AssertMessage(GetType(), null, data, LogLevels.Error, null, data.Exception.GetType());

    System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo info = new System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo(data.Exception.GetType(), new myconverter());
    System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext ctx = new System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext();

    Exception err = (Exception)
        data.Exception.GetType().InvokeMember(null, System.Reflection.BindingFlags.CreateInstance,
        null, null, new object[] { info, ctx });

    Assert.IsNotNull(err.Message);
    Assert.IsNotEmpty(err.Message);
    Assert.IsNotNull(err.ToString());
    Assert.IsNotEmpty(err.ToString());
}
finally
{
    Log.LogWrite -= BreakIn_LogWrite;
    Log.LogWrite -= BreakIn_LogWrite;
    Log.LogWrite -= BreakIn_LogWrite;
}

Log.LogWrite += BreakIn_LogWrite
Try

    Dim message As String = "Bad {500} Data: {0}"
    Dim myError As Exception = i_blow_up
    Dim arg1 As LogEventArgs = Nothing

    Dim eh As New LogEventHandler(Function(s As Object, e As LogEventArgs) Do
        arg1 = e
    End Function)
    Log.LogWrite += eh
    Log.LogWrite += BreakIn_LogWrite
    Log.[Error](myError, message, i_blow_up)
    Log.LogWrite -= eh
    Log.LogWrite -= BreakIn_LogWrite

    Assert.IsNotNull(arg1)
    Assert.AreEqual(1, arg1.Count)
    Assert.AreEqual(1, arg1.ToArray().Length)

    Dim data As EventData = arg1.ToArray()(0)
    Assert.IsNotNull(data)
    BasicLogTest.AssertMessage([GetType](), Nothing, data, LogLevels.[Error], Nothing, myError.[GetType]())

    Assert.IsTrue(data.ToString().Contains(message))
    Assert.IsTrue(data.ToString("{Message:%s!} {}").Contains(message))
    Assert.IsTrue(data.ToString("{Exception}").Contains(myError.[GetType]().FullName))

    data.Write(DirectCast(Nothing, System.Xml.XmlTextWriter))
    Dim wtr As New System.Xml.XmlTextWriter(New MemoryStream(New Byte(10) {}), System.Text.Encoding.UTF32)
    data.Write(wtr)

    data.Write(New StreamWriter(New MemoryStream(New Byte(10) {})))
    For Each format As String In badFormats
        data.Write(New StreamWriter(New MemoryStream(New Byte(10) {})), format)
    Next

    Dim ser As New BinaryFormatter()
    Dim ms As New MemoryStream()

    ser.Serialize(ms, arg1)
    Assert.Greater(DirectCast(ms.Position, Integer), 0)

    ms.Position = 0
    Dim restored As Object = ser.Deserialize(ms)
    Assert.IsNotNull(restored)
    Assert.AreEqual(GetType(LogEventArgs), restored.[GetType]())
    Dim arg2 As LogEventArgs = TryCast(restored, LogEventArgs)

    Assert.IsNotNull(arg2)
    Assert.AreEqual(1, arg2.Count)
    Assert.AreEqual(1, arg2.ToArray().Length)

    data = arg2.ToArray()(0)
    Assert.IsNotNull(data)

    Assert.IsNotNull(data.Exception)
    Assert.AreNotEqual(myError.[GetType](), data.Exception.[GetType]())
    Assert.AreEqual(GetType(Log).Assembly, data.Exception.[GetType]().Assembly)
    Assert.IsTrue(data.Exception.Message.Contains(myError.[GetType]().FullName))
    Assert.IsNotNull(data.Exception.ToString())
    Assert.AreNotEqual([String].Empty, data.Exception.ToString())
    Assert.IsTrue(data.Exception.ToString().Contains(myError.[GetType]().FullName))

    BasicLogTest.AssertMessage([GetType](), Nothing, data, LogLevels.[Error], Nothing, data.Exception.[GetType]())

    Dim info As New System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo(data.Exception.[GetType](), New myconverter())
    Dim ctx As New System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext()

    Dim err As Exception = DirectCast(data.Exception.[GetType]().InvokeMember(Nothing, System.Reflection.BindingFlags.CreateInstance, Nothing, Nothing, New Object() {info, ctx}), Exception)

    Assert.IsNotNull(err.Message)
    Assert.IsNotEmpty(err.Message)
    Assert.IsNotNull(err.ToString())
    Assert.IsNotEmpty(err.ToString())
Finally
    Log.LogWrite -= BreakIn_LogWrite
    Log.LogWrite -= BreakIn_LogWrite
    Log.LogWrite -= BreakIn_LogWrite
End Try