Trace and Debug Settings Schema

Trace and debug settings specify trace listeners that collect, store, and route messages, and the level where a trace switch is set.

Element	Description
<add> element for the <listeners> element	Adds a listener to the Listeners collection.
<add> element for the <switches> element	Specifies the level where a trace switch is set.
<assert>	Specifies whether to display a message box when you call the Debug.Assert method; also specifies the name of the file to write messages to.
<listeners>	Specifies a listener that collects, stores, and routes messages.
<remove>	Removes a listener from the Listeners collection.
<switches>	Contains trace switches and the level where the trace switches are set.
<system.diagnostics>	Specifies trace listeners that collect, store, and route messages and the level where a trace switch is set.
<trace>	Contains listeners that collect, store, and route tracing messages.