FaultException Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.ServiceModel

Assembly:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives.dll

Package:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives v8.0.0

Source:

FaultException.cs

Represents a SOAP fault.

public ref class FaultException : System::ServiceModel::CommunicationException

[System.Serializable]
public class FaultException : System.ServiceModel.CommunicationException

[<System.Serializable>]
type FaultException = class
    inherit CommunicationException

Public Class FaultException
Inherits CommunicationException

Inheritance

Object

Exception

CommunicationException

FaultException

Derived

System.ServiceModel.FaultException<TDetail>

System.ServiceModel.Web.WebFaultException

Attributes

SerializableAttribute

Examples

The following code example shows the use of a try/catch block to catch and handle FaultException objects thrown from a service. This often occurs when debugging is turned on in the service application.

using System;
using System.ServiceModel;
using System.ServiceModel.Channels;
using Microsoft.WCF.Documentation;

public class Client
{
  public static void Main()
  {
    // Picks up configuration from the configuration file.
    SampleServiceClient wcfClient = new SampleServiceClient();
    try
    {
      // Making calls.
      Console.WriteLine("Enter the greeting to send: ");
      string greeting = Console.ReadLine();
      Console.WriteLine("The service responded: " + wcfClient.SampleMethod(greeting));
      Console.WriteLine("Press ENTER to exit:");
      Console.ReadLine();
    }
    catch (TimeoutException timeProblem)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("The service operation timed out. " + timeProblem.Message);
      wcfClient.Abort();
      Console.ReadLine();
    }
    // Catch the contractually specified SOAP fault raised here as an exception.
    catch (FaultException<GreetingFault> greetingFault)
    {
      Console.WriteLine(greetingFault.Detail.Message);
      Console.Read();
      wcfClient.Abort();
    }
    // Catch unrecognized faults. This handler receives exceptions thrown by WCF
    // services when ServiceDebugBehavior.IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults
    // is set to true.
    catch (FaultException faultEx)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("An unknown exception was received. "
        + faultEx.Message
        + faultEx.StackTrace
      );
      Console.Read();
      wcfClient.Abort();
    }
    // Standard communication fault handler.
    catch (CommunicationException commProblem)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("There was a communication problem. " + commProblem.Message + commProblem.StackTrace);
      Console.Read();
      wcfClient.Abort();
    }
  }
}

Imports System.ServiceModel
Imports System.ServiceModel.Channels
Imports Microsoft.WCF.Documentation

Public Class Client
  Public Shared Sub Main()
    ' Picks up configuration from the configuration file.
    Dim wcfClient As New SampleServiceClient()
    Try
      ' Making calls.
      Console.WriteLine("Enter the greeting to send: ")
      Dim greeting As String = Console.ReadLine()
      Console.WriteLine("The service responded: " & wcfClient.SampleMethod(greeting))
      Console.WriteLine("Press ENTER to exit:")
      Console.ReadLine()
    Catch timeProblem As TimeoutException
      Console.WriteLine("The service operation timed out. " & timeProblem.Message)
      wcfClient.Abort()
      Console.ReadLine()
    ' Catch the contractually specified SOAP fault raised here as an exception.
    Catch greetingFault As FaultException(Of GreetingFault)
      Console.WriteLine(greetingFault.Detail.Message)
      Console.Read()
      wcfClient.Abort()
    ' Catch unrecognized faults. This handler receives exceptions thrown by WCF
    ' services when ServiceDebugBehavior.IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults 
    ' is set to true.
    Catch faultEx As FaultException
      Console.WriteLine("An unknown exception was received. " & faultEx.Message + faultEx.StackTrace)
      Console.Read()
      wcfClient.Abort()
    ' Standard communication fault handler.
    Catch commProblem As CommunicationException
      Console.WriteLine("There was a communication problem. " & commProblem.Message + commProblem.StackTrace)
      Console.Read()
      wcfClient.Abort()
    End Try
  End Sub
End Class

Remarks

In a service, use the FaultException class to create an untyped fault to return to the client for debugging purposes.

In a client, catch FaultException objects to handle unknown or generic faults, such as those returned by a service with the IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults property set to true. Because FaultException extends CommunicationException, remember to catch any FaultException objects prior to catching CommunicationException objects if you want to catch them separately.

Note

Duplex services can also catch FaultException objects returned from their interaction with a duplex client.

In general, it is strongly recommended that you use the FaultContractAttribute to design your services to return strongly-typed SOAP faults (and not managed exception objects) for all fault cases in which you decide the client requires fault information. However, use the FaultException in the following situations:

• To send SOAP faults from a service for debugging purposes.

• To catch SOAP faults on a client when the faults are not part of the service contract.

Throw FaultException objects when you want the string to be passed to the constructor and retrieved by the client by calling the FaultException<TDetail>.ToString method. If you specify a fault contract of type System.ServiceModel.FaultException<TDetail> where the type parameter is System.String, the string value is available as the FaultException<TDetail>.Detail property and not by calling FaultException<TDetail>.ToString.

For details, see Specifying and Handling Faults in Contracts and Services.

Constructors

FaultException()	Initializes a new instance of the FaultException class.
FaultException(FaultReason, FaultCode, String)	Initializes a new instance of the FaultException class using the specified reason, fault code, and action value.
FaultException(MessageFault, String)	Initializes a new instance of the FaultException class using the specified message fault values and the provided action string.
FaultException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)	Initializes a new instance of the FaultException class using the specified serialization information and context when deserializing a stream into a FaultException object.
FaultException(String)	Initializes a new instance of the FaultException class with the specified fault reason.

Properties

Action	Gets the value of the SOAP action for the fault message.
Code	Gets the fault code for the SOAP fault.
Data	Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception)
HelpLink	Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception. (Inherited from Exception)
HResult	Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception. (Inherited from Exception)
InnerException	Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception. (Inherited from Exception)
Message	Gets the message for the exception.
Reason	Gets the FaultReason for the SOAP fault.
Source	Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error. (Inherited from Exception)
StackTrace	Gets a string representation of the immediate frames on the call stack. (Inherited from Exception)
TargetSite	Gets the method that throws the current exception. (Inherited from Exception)

Methods

CreateFault(MessageFault, String, Type[])	Returns a FaultException object from the specified message fault, action and an array of detail types.
CreateFault(MessageFault, Type[])	Returns a FaultException object from the specified message fault and an array of detail types.
CreateMessageFault()	Returns a MessageFault object.
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetBaseException()	When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions. (Inherited from Exception)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)	Obsolete. When overridden in a derived class, sets the SerializationInfo with information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception)
GetType()	Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Inherited from Exception)

Events

SerializeObjectState

Obsolete. Occurs when an exception is serialized to create an exception state object that contains serialized data about the exception. (Inherited from Exception)