# InMemoryLogger Constructors

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.testinghost/orleans.testinghost.logging.inmemorylogger/)

## InMemoryLogger(string, InMemoryLogBuffer) {#constructor-string-orleans-testinghost-logging-inmemorylogbuffer-9e2f42cf}

[Dedicated page](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.testinghost/orleans.testinghost.logging.inmemorylogger/constructors/constructor-string-orleans-testinghost-logging-inmemorylogbuffer-9e2f42cf/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.TestingHost/Logging/InMemoryLoggerProvider.cs#L293)

```csharp
public InMemoryLogger(string categoryName, InMemoryLogBuffer buffer)
```

A logger that writes to an in-memory buffer via the InMemoryLogBuffer.

### Parameters

- `categoryName` (`string`)
- `buffer` (`InMemoryLogBuffer`)