AppDomain.UnhandledException Event

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

AppDomain.cs

Occurs when an exception is not caught.

public:
 event UnhandledExceptionEventHandler ^ UnhandledException;

public event UnhandledExceptionEventHandler? UnhandledException;

member this.UnhandledException : UnhandledExceptionEventHandler 

Public Custom Event UnhandledException As UnhandledExceptionEventHandler 

Event Type

UnhandledExceptionEventHandler

Examples

The following example demonstrates the UnhandledException event. It defines an event handler, MyHandler, that is invoked whenever an unhandled exception is thrown in the default application domain. It then throws two exceptions. The first is handled by a try/catch block. The second is unhandled and invokes the MyHandle routine before the application terminates.

// The example should be compiled with the /clr:pure compiler option.
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Security::Permissions;

public ref class Example
{


private:
   static void MyHandler(Object^ sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs^ args)
   {
      Exception^ e = dynamic_cast<Exception^>(args->ExceptionObject);
      Console::WriteLine( "MyHandler caught : {0}", e->Message );
      Console::WriteLine("Runtime terminating: {0}", args->IsTerminating);
   }
   
public: 
   [SecurityPermissionAttribute( SecurityAction::Demand, ControlAppDomain = true )]
   static void Main()
   {
      AppDomain^ currentDomain = AppDomain::CurrentDomain;
      currentDomain->UnhandledException += gcnew UnhandledExceptionEventHandler(Example::MyHandler);
      try
      {
         throw gcnew Exception("1");
      }
      catch (Exception^ e) 
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "Catch clause caught : {0}\n", e->Message );
      }

      throw gcnew Exception("2");
   }
};

void main()
{
   Example::Main();
}   
// The example displays the following output:
//       Catch clause caught : 1
//       
//       MyHandler caught : 2
//       Runtime terminating: True
//       
//       Unhandled Exception: System.Exception: 2
//          at Example.Main()
//          at mainCRTStartup(String[] arguments)

using System;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      AppDomain currentDomain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain;
      currentDomain.UnhandledException += new UnhandledExceptionEventHandler(MyHandler);

      try {
         throw new Exception("1");
      } catch (Exception e) {
         Console.WriteLine("Catch clause caught : {0} \n", e.Message);
      }

      throw new Exception("2");
   }

   static void MyHandler(object sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs args)
   {
      Exception e = (Exception) args.ExceptionObject;
      Console.WriteLine("MyHandler caught : " + e.Message);
      Console.WriteLine("Runtime terminating: {0}", args.IsTerminating);
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       Catch clause caught : 1
//
//       MyHandler caught : 2
//       Runtime terminating: True
//
//       Unhandled Exception: System.Exception: 2
//          at Example.Main()

open System
open System.Security.Permissions

let myHandler _ (args: UnhandledExceptionEventArgs) =
    let e = args.ExceptionObject :?> Exception
    printfn $"MyHandler caught : {e.Message}"
    printfn $"Runtime terminating: {args.IsTerminating}"

[<EntryPoint>]
let main _ =
    let currentDomain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain
    currentDomain.UnhandledException.AddHandler(UnhandledExceptionEventHandler myHandler)

    try
        failwith "1"
    with e ->
        printfn $"Catch clause caught : {e.Message} \n"

    failwith "2"

// The example displays the following output:
//       Catch clause caught : 1
//
//       MyHandler caught : 2
//       Runtime terminating: True
//
//       Unhandled Exception: System.Exception: 2
//          at Example.main()

Module Example
   Sub Main()
      Dim currentDomain As AppDomain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain
      AddHandler currentDomain.UnhandledException, AddressOf MyHandler
      
      Try
         Throw New Exception("1")
      Catch e As Exception
         Console.WriteLine("Catch clause caught : " + e.Message)
         Console.WriteLine()
      End Try
      
      Throw New Exception("2")
   End Sub
   
   Sub MyHandler(sender As Object, args As UnhandledExceptionEventArgs)
      Dim e As Exception = DirectCast(args.ExceptionObject, Exception)
      Console.WriteLine("MyHandler caught : " + e.Message)
      Console.WriteLine("Runtime terminating: {0}", args.IsTerminating)
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'       Catch clause caught : 1
'       
'       MyHandler caught : 2
'       Runtime terminating: True
'       
'       Unhandled Exception: System.Exception: 2
'          at Example.Main()

Remarks

For more information about this API, see Supplemental API remarks for UnhandledException.