SqlError.Message Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data.SqlClient

Assembly:

System.Data.dll

Gets the text describing the error.

public:
 property System::String ^ Message { System::String ^ get(); };

public string Message { get; }

member this.Message : string

Public ReadOnly Property Message As String

Property Value

String

The text describing the error. For more information on errors generated by SQL Server, see Database Engine Events and Errors.

Examples

The following example displays each SqlError within the SqlErrorCollection collection.

public void DisplaySqlErrors(SqlException exception)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < exception.Errors.Count; i++)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Index #" + i + "\n" +
            "Source: " + exception.Errors[i].Source + "\n" +
            "Number: " + exception.Errors[i].Number.ToString() + "\n" +
            "State: " + exception.Errors[i].State.ToString() + "\n" +
            "Class: " + exception.Errors[i].Class.ToString() + "\n" +
            "Server: " + exception.Errors[i].Server + "\n" +
            "Message: " + exception.Errors[i].Message + "\n" +
            "Procedure: " + exception.Errors[i].Procedure + "\n" +
            "LineNumber: " + exception.Errors[i].LineNumber.ToString());
    }
    Console.ReadLine();
}

Public Sub DisplaySqlErrors(ByVal exception As SqlException)
    Dim i As Integer

    For i = 0 To exception.Errors.Count - 1
        Console.WriteLine(("Index #" & i & ControlChars.NewLine & _
            "Source: " & exception.Errors(i).Source & ControlChars.NewLine & _
            "Number: " & exception.Errors(i).Number.ToString() & ControlChars.NewLine & _
            "State: " & exception.Errors(i).State.ToString() & ControlChars.NewLine & _
            "Class: " & exception.Errors(i).Class.ToString() & ControlChars.NewLine & _
            "Server: " & exception.Errors(i).Server & ControlChars.NewLine & _
            "Message: " & exception.Errors(i).Message & ControlChars.NewLine & _
            "Procedure: " & exception.Errors(i).Procedure & ControlChars.NewLine & _
            "LineNumber: " & exception.Errors(i).LineNumber.ToString()))
    Next i
    Console.ReadLine()
End Sub

See also

• ADO.NET Overview