Log4net - How to add a converter into log4net.Util.PatternString

Here is the sample,

Comment:

Please note the red text "com.Utilities.Log4Net+Log4NetOutputDir", the Log4NetOutputDir is inner class of Log4Net, we need use "+" character to connect Log4Net and Log4NetOutputDir

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler, log4net"/>
  </configSections>
  <log4net>
    <root>
      <level value="DEBUG" />
      <appender-ref ref="consoleAppender" />
      <priority value="ALL" />      
      <appender-ref ref="LogFile" />
    </root>

    <!--#this is the LogFile Appender-->
    <appender name="LogFile" type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender">
      <File type="log4net.Util.PatternString">
        <converter>
          <name value="OutputDir" />
          <type value="com.Utilities.Log4Net+Log4NetOutputDir, Utilities" />
        </converter>
        <conversionPattern value="%OutputDir/ApplicationName.%processid.%date{yyyyMMdd.HHmm}.log" />
      </File>
      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
        <conversionPattern
            value="%thread|%date{dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss.fff}|%message|%-5level|%logger|APPINFO%newline" />
        <Header type="log4net.Util.PatternString" value="%newlineApplicationName .exe starting at %date %newline=================================================================%newline"/>
        <Footer type="log4net.Util.PatternString" value="ApplicationName .exe stopping at %date %newline=================================================================%newline"/>
      </layout>      
      <AppendToFile value="false"/>      
    </appender>

    <!--#this is the Console Appender-->
    <appender name="consoleAppender" type="log4net.Appender.ConsoleAppender">
      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
        <conversionPattern value="%date{ISO8601} %-5level - %message [%logger]%newline" />
        <Header type="log4net.Util.PatternString" value="%newlineApplicationName  starting at %date %newline=================================================================%newline"/>
        <Footer type="log4net.Util.PatternString" value="ApplicationName stopping%newline=================================================================%newline"/>
      </layout>
    </appender>
    
  </log4net>
</configuration>