# CustomLog

Roblox Engine API class from Roblox Studio 0.744.0.7441077 (version-7aaa6838d36c4448).

- Inherits from, nearest first: [Instance](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/Instance.md), [Object](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/Object.md)
- Tags: Not replicated
- Memory category: Instances
- HTML page: https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/CustomLog/
- Roblox documentation: https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/CustomLog

Internal-only instance that writes text to a file in the engine's logs directory.

## Methods

### Close

```luau
CustomLog:Close()
```

- Tags: Capabilities: InternalTest

Closes the open log file.

### GetLogPath

```luau
CustomLog:GetLogPath(): string
```

- Tags: Capabilities: InternalTest

Returns the full filesystem path of the log file.

Returns: The absolute filesystem path of the log file.

### Open

```luau
CustomLog:Open()
```

- Tags: Capabilities: InternalTest

Opens the log file for writing, creating or truncating it.

### WriteAppend

```luau
CustomLog:WriteAppend(append: string)
```

- Tags: Capabilities: InternalTest

Appends a string to the open log file.

Parameters:

- `append`: The text to append to the log file.

## Inherited members

- From [Instance](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/Instance.md): `Archivable`, `archivable`, `Attributes`, `AttributesReplicate`, `AttributesSerialize`, `HistoryId`, `Name`, `Parent`, `PredictionMode`, `PropertyStatusStudio`, `RobloxLocked`, `SerializedOverrides`, `SourceAssetId`, `Tags`, `UniqueId`, `numExpectedDirectChildren`, `DataCost`, `Capabilities`, `DefinesCapabilities`, `IsInSandbox`, `Sandboxed`, `AddTag`, `ClearAllChildren`, `Clone`, `Destroy`, `FindFirstAncestor`, `FindFirstAncestorOfClass`, `FindFirstAncestorWhichIsA`, `FindFirstChild`, `FindFirstChildOfClass`, `FindFirstChildWhichIsA`, `FindFirstDescendant`, `GetActor`, `GetAttribute`, `GetAttributeChangedSignal`, `GetAttributes`, `GetChildren`, `GetDebugId`, `GetDescendants`, `GetFullName`, `GetStyled`, `GetStyledPropertyChangedSignal`, `GetTags`, `HasTag`, `IsAncestorOf`, `IsDescendantOf`, `IsPropertyModified`, `QueryDescendants`, `RemoveTag`, `ResetPropertyToDefault`, `SetAttribute`, `WaitForChild`, `Remove`, `children`, `clone`, `destroy`, `findFirstChild`, `getChildren`, `isDescendantOf`, `remove`, `AncestryChanged`, `AttributeChanged`, `ChildAdded`, `ChildRemoved`, `DescendantAdded`, `DescendantRemoving`, `Destroying`, `StyledPropertiesChanged`, `childAdded`
- From [Object](https://rapi.sleaze.dev/classes/Object.md): `ClassName`, `className`, `GetPropertyChangedSignal`, `IsA`, `isA`, `Changed`