Tis weekend I came across a function that makes it easy to log to the ULS, Diagnostic Logging. I even didnt know about the namespaces where the classes reside in.
The first one is a class that can log to the ULS, Diagnostic logging: Microsoft.Office.Server.Diagnostics
when using
PortalLog.LogString("Exception Occurred: {0} || {1}", ex.Message, ex.StackTrace);
it's possible to write tot the diagnostic logging. It contains several other functions like a DebugLogString, and
PortalLog.LaunchWatson(ex);
to launch Dr. Watson
When you want to write to the eventlog, use the following namespace and code: Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Diagnostics
SafeEventLog l = new SafeEventLog();
l.WriteEntry(ex, EventLogEntryType.Error);