UnhandledExceptionAction Enum

Definition

Namespace:

System.Activities

Assembly:

System.Activities.dll

Specifies the action that occurs when an exception escapes the root of a workflow.

public enum class UnhandledExceptionAction

public enum UnhandledExceptionAction

type UnhandledExceptionAction = 

Public Enum UnhandledExceptionAction

Inheritance

Object

ValueType

Enum

UnhandledExceptionAction

Fields

Name	Value	Description
Abort	0	Specifies that the WorkflowApplication should abort the workflow. This results in the calling the delegate returned by the Aborted bwhen the abort process is complete. The unhandled exception is used as the abort reason.
Cancel	1	Specifies that the WorkflowApplication should schedule the cancellation of the root activity and resume execution. This results in a call to the delegate returned by the Completed property when the cancellation process is complete.
Terminate	2	Specifies that the WorkflowApplication should schedule termination of the root activity and resume execution. This results in a call to the delegate assigned to the Completedproperty when the termination process is complete. The unhandled exception is used as the termination reason. Terminate is the default action if no OnUnhandledException handler is specified.

Examples

The following example invokes a workflow that throws an exception. The exception is unhandled by the workflow and the OnUnhandledException handler is invoked. The WorkflowApplicationUnhandledExceptionEventArgs are inspected to provide information about the exception, and the workflow is terminated.

Activity wf = new Sequence
{
    Activities =
     {
         new WriteLine
         {
             Text = "Starting the workflow."
         },
         new Throw
        {
            Exception = new InArgument<Exception>((env) =>
                new ApplicationException("Something unexpected happened."))
        },
        new WriteLine
         {
             Text = "Ending the workflow."
         }
     }
};

WorkflowApplication wfApp = new WorkflowApplication(wf);

wfApp.OnUnhandledException = delegate(WorkflowApplicationUnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
{
    // Display the unhandled exception.
    Console.WriteLine("OnUnhandledException in Workflow {0}\n{1}",
        e.InstanceId, e.UnhandledException.Message);

    Console.WriteLine("ExceptionSource: {0} - {1}",
        e.ExceptionSource.DisplayName, e.ExceptionSourceInstanceId);

    // Instruct the runtime to terminate the workflow.
    return UnhandledExceptionAction.Terminate;
};

wfApp.Aborted = delegate(WorkflowApplicationAbortedEventArgs e)
{
    // Display the exception that caused the workflow
    // to abort.
    Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Aborted.", e.InstanceId);
    Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}\n{1}",
        e.Reason.GetType().FullName,
        e.Reason.Message);
};

wfApp.Completed = delegate(WorkflowApplicationCompletedEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.CompletionState == ActivityInstanceState.Faulted)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Terminated.", e.InstanceId);
        Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}\n{1}",
            e.TerminationException.GetType().FullName,
            e.TerminationException.Message);
    }
    else if (e.CompletionState == ActivityInstanceState.Canceled)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Canceled.", e.InstanceId);
    }
    else
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Completed.", e.InstanceId);

        // Retrieve the outputs of the workflow.
        foreach (var kvp in e.Outputs)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Name: {0} - Value {1}",
                kvp.Key, kvp.Value);
        }

        // Outputs can be directly accessed by argument name.
        // Console.WriteLine("The winner is {0}.", e.Outputs["Winner"]);
    }
};

wfApp.Run();

The following example invokes a workflow that throws an exception. The exception is unhandled by the workflow and the OnUnhandledException handler is invoked. The WorkflowApplicationUnhandledExceptionEventArgs are inspected to provide information about the exception, and the workflow is aborted.

Activity wf = new Sequence
{
    Activities =
     {
         new WriteLine
         {
             Text = "Starting the workflow."
         },
         new Throw
        {
            Exception = new InArgument<Exception>((env) =>
                new ApplicationException("Something unexpected happened."))
        },
        new WriteLine
         {
             Text = "Ending the workflow."
         }
     }
};

WorkflowApplication wfApp = new WorkflowApplication(wf);

wfApp.OnUnhandledException = delegate(WorkflowApplicationUnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
{
    // Display the unhandled exception.
    Console.WriteLine("OnUnhandledException in Workflow {0}\n{1}",
        e.InstanceId, e.UnhandledException.Message);

    Console.WriteLine("ExceptionSource: {0} - {1}",
        e.ExceptionSource.DisplayName, e.ExceptionSourceInstanceId);

    // Instruct the runtime to abort the workflow.
    return UnhandledExceptionAction.Abort;
};

wfApp.Aborted = delegate(WorkflowApplicationAbortedEventArgs e)
{
    // Display the exception that caused the workflow
    // to abort.
    Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Aborted.", e.InstanceId);
    Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}\n{1}",
        e.Reason.GetType().FullName,
        e.Reason.Message);
};

wfApp.Completed = delegate(WorkflowApplicationCompletedEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.CompletionState == ActivityInstanceState.Faulted)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Terminated.", e.InstanceId);
        Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}\n{1}",
            e.TerminationException.GetType().FullName,
            e.TerminationException.Message);
    }
    else if (e.CompletionState == ActivityInstanceState.Canceled)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Canceled.", e.InstanceId);
    }
    else
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Completed.", e.InstanceId);

        // Outputs can be retrieved from the Outputs dictionary,
        // keyed by argument name.
        // Console.WriteLine("The winner is {0}.", e.Outputs["Winner"]);
    }
};

wfApp.Run();

The following example invokes a workflow that throws an exception. The exception is unhandled by the workflow and the OnUnhandledException handler is invoked. The WorkflowApplicationUnhandledExceptionEventArgs are inspected to provide information about the exception, and the workflow is cancelled.

Activity wf = new Sequence
{
    Activities =
     {
         new WriteLine
         {
             Text = "Starting the workflow."
         },
         new Throw
        {
            Exception = new InArgument<Exception>((env) =>
                new ApplicationException("Something unexpected happened."))
        },
        new WriteLine
         {
             Text = "Ending the workflow."
         }
     }
};

WorkflowApplication wfApp = new WorkflowApplication(wf);

wfApp.OnUnhandledException = delegate(WorkflowApplicationUnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
{
    // Display the unhandled exception.
    Console.WriteLine("OnUnhandledException in Workflow {0}\n{1}",
        e.InstanceId, e.UnhandledException.Message);

    Console.WriteLine("ExceptionSource: {0} - {1}",
        e.ExceptionSource.DisplayName, e.ExceptionSourceInstanceId);

    // Instruct the runtime to cancel the workflow.
    return UnhandledExceptionAction.Cancel;
};

wfApp.Aborted = delegate(WorkflowApplicationAbortedEventArgs e)
{
    // Display the exception that caused the workflow
    // to abort.
    Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Aborted.", e.InstanceId);
    Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}\n{1}",
        e.Reason.GetType().FullName,
        e.Reason.Message);
};

wfApp.Completed = delegate(WorkflowApplicationCompletedEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.CompletionState == ActivityInstanceState.Faulted)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Terminated.", e.InstanceId);
        Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}\n{1}",
            e.TerminationException.GetType().FullName,
            e.TerminationException.Message);
    }
    else if (e.CompletionState == ActivityInstanceState.Canceled)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Canceled.", e.InstanceId);
    }
    else
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Workflow {0} Completed.", e.InstanceId);

        // Outputs can be retrieved from the Outputs dictionary,
        // keyed by argument name.
        // Console.WriteLine("The winner is {0}.", e.Outputs["Winner"]);
    }
};

wfApp.Run();

Remarks

The OnUnhandledException function is invoked if an exception escapes the root of the workflow. The WorkflowApplicationUnhandledExceptionEventArgs provides access to the exception as well as a pointer to the Activity that generated the exception. Terminate is the default action if no OnUnhandledException handler is specified.