CommunicationException Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.ServiceModel

Assembly:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives.dll

Package:

System.ServiceModel.Primitives v8.1.0

Source:

CommunicationException.cs

Represents a communication error in either the service or client application.

public ref class CommunicationException : Exception

public class CommunicationException : Exception

type CommunicationException = class
    inherit Exception

Public Class CommunicationException
Inherits Exception

Inheritance

Object

Exception

CommunicationException

Derived

System.ServiceModel.ActionNotSupportedException

System.ServiceModel.AddressAccessDeniedException

System.ServiceModel.AddressAlreadyInUseException

System.ServiceModel.Channels.RedirectionException

System.ServiceModel.Channels.RetryException

System.ServiceModel.ChannelTerminatedException

System.ServiceModel.CommunicationObjectAbortedException

System.ServiceModel.CommunicationObjectFaultedException

System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.MessageFilterException

System.ServiceModel.EndpointNotFoundException

System.ServiceModel.FaultException

System.ServiceModel.Persistence.PersistenceException

System.ServiceModel.PoisonMessageException

System.ServiceModel.ProtocolException

System.ServiceModel.Security.MessageSecurityException

System.ServiceModel.Security.SecurityAccessDeniedException

System.ServiceModel.Security.SecurityNegotiationException

System.ServiceModel.ServerTooBusyException

System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException

Examples

The following code example shows a client that handles CommunicationException types. This client also handles FaultException objects because the service has IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults set to true.

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

Robust client and service Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) applications handle CommunicationException objects that may be thrown during communication. There are also two CommunicationException-derived exception types (FaultException<TDetail> and FaultException) that clients also often expect. Therefore, in order to prevent the generic CommunicationException handler from catching these more specific exception types, catch these exceptions prior to handling CommunicationException.

• FaultException<TDetail> objects are thrown on the client when a SOAP fault that is specified in the operation contract is received in response to a two-way operation (that is, a method with an OperationContractAttribute attribute with IsOneWay set to false).

FaultException objects are thrown when a listener receives a SOAP fault that is not expected or specified in the operation contract. This usually occurs when the application is being debugged and the service has the IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults property set to true.

Note

When implementing custom channels and binding elements, it is strongly recommended that your components throw only System.TimeoutException or CommunicationException-derived objects. In the case where your components throw a recoverable exception that is specific to the component, wrap that exception inside a CommunicationException object.

For more details about designing and using the WCF fault system, see Specifying and Handling Faults in Contracts and Services.

Important

The WCF Runtime will not throw a CommunicationException that is unsafe to handle at the point where it leaves the WCF Runtime and enters user code.

Constructors

CommunicationException()	Initializes a new instance of the CommunicationException class.
CommunicationException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)	Initializes a new instance of the CommunicationException class, using the specified serialization information and context objects.
CommunicationException(String, Exception)	Initializes a new instance of the CommunicationException class, using the specified message and the inner exception.
CommunicationException(String)	Initializes a new instance of the CommunicationException class, using the specified message.

Properties

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 a message that describes the current exception. (Inherited from Exception)
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

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)	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

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