Exception.Data Property
Definition
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Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception.
public:
virtual property System::Collections::IDictionary ^ Data { System::Collections::IDictionary ^ get(); };
public virtual System.Collections.IDictionary Data { get; }
member this.Data : System.Collections.IDictionary
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property Data As IDictionary
Property Value
An object that implements the IDictionary interface and contains a collection of user-defined key/value pairs. The default is an empty collection.
Examples
The following example demonstrates how to add and retrieve information using the Data property.
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
void NestedRunTest( bool displayDetails ); // forward declarations
void NestedRoutine1( bool displayDetails );
void NestedRoutine2( bool displayDetails );
void RunTest( bool displayDetails );
int main()
{
Console::WriteLine("\nException with some extra information..." );
RunTest(false);
Console::WriteLine("\nException with all extra information..." );
RunTest(true);
}
void RunTest( bool displayDetails )
{
try
{
NestedRoutine1( displayDetails );
}
catch ( Exception^ e )
{
Console::WriteLine( "An exception was thrown." );
Console::WriteLine( e->Message );
if ( e->Data != nullptr )
{
Console::WriteLine( " Extra details:" );
for each (DictionaryEntry de in e->Data)
Console::WriteLine(" Key: {0,-20} Value: {1}",
"'" + de.Key->ToString() + "'", de.Value);
}
}
}
void NestedRoutine1( bool displayDetails )
{
try
{
NestedRoutine2( displayDetails );
}
catch ( Exception^ e )
{
e->Data[ "ExtraInfo" ] = "Information from NestedRoutine1.";
e->Data->Add( "MoreExtraInfo", "More information from NestedRoutine1." );
throw;
}
}
void NestedRoutine2( bool displayDetails )
{
Exception^ e = gcnew Exception( "This statement is the original exception message." );
if ( displayDetails )
{
String^ s = "Information from NestedRoutine2.";
int i = -903;
DateTime dt = DateTime::Now;
e->Data->Add( "stringInfo", s );
e->Data[ "IntInfo" ] = i;
e->Data[ "DateTimeInfo" ] = dt;
}
throw e;
}
/*
This example produces the following results:
Exception with some extra information...
An exception was thrown.
This statement is the original exception message.
Extra details:
The key is 'ExtraInfo' and the value is: Information from NestedRoutine1.
The key is 'MoreExtraInfo' and the value is: More information from NestedRoutine1.
Exception with all extra information...
An exception was thrown.
This statement is the original exception message.
Extra details:
The key is 'stringInfo' and the value is: Information from NestedRoutine2.
The key is 'IntInfo' and the value is: -903
The key is 'DateTimeInfo' and the value is: 11/26/2002 2:12:58 PM
The key is 'ExtraInfo' and the value is: Information from NestedRoutine1.
The key is 'MoreExtraInfo' and the value is: More information from NestedRoutine1.
*/
// This example demonstrates the Exception.Data property.
using System;
using System.Collections;
class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("\nException with some extra information...");
RunTest(false);
Console.WriteLine("\nException with all extra information...");
RunTest(true);
}
public static void RunTest(bool displayDetails)
{
try {
NestedRoutine1(displayDetails);
}
catch (Exception e) {
Console.WriteLine("An exception was thrown.");
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
if (e.Data.Count > 0) {
Console.WriteLine(" Extra details:");
foreach (DictionaryEntry de in e.Data)
Console.WriteLine(" Key: {0,-20} Value: {1}",
"'" + de.Key.ToString() + "'", de.Value);
}
}
}
public static void NestedRoutine1(bool displayDetails)
{
try {
NestedRoutine2(displayDetails);
}
catch (Exception e) {
e.Data["ExtraInfo"] = "Information from NestedRoutine1.";
e.Data.Add("MoreExtraInfo", "More information from NestedRoutine1.");
throw;
}
}
public static void NestedRoutine2(bool displayDetails)
{
Exception e = new Exception("This statement is the original exception message.");
if (displayDetails) {
string s = "Information from NestedRoutine2.";
int i = -903;
DateTime dt = DateTime.Now;
e.Data.Add("stringInfo", s);
e.Data["IntInfo"] = i;
e.Data["DateTimeInfo"] = dt;
}
throw e;
}
}
// The example displays the following output:
// Exception with some extra information...
// An exception was thrown.
// This statement is the original exception message.
// Extra details:
// Key: 'ExtraInfo' Value: Information from NestedRoutine1.
// Key: 'MoreExtraInfo' Value: More information from NestedRoutine1.
//
// Exception with all extra information...
// An exception was thrown.
// This statement is the original exception message.
// Extra details:
// Key: 'stringInfo' Value: Information from NestedRoutine2.
// Key: 'IntInfo' Value: -903
// Key: 'DateTimeInfo' Value: 7/29/2013 10:50:13 AM
// Key: 'ExtraInfo' Value: Information from NestedRoutine1.
// Key: 'MoreExtraInfo' Value: More information from NestedRoutine1.
// This example demonstrates the Exception.Data property.
open System
open System.Collections
let nestedRoutine2 displayDetails =
let e = Exception "This statement is the original exception message."
if displayDetails then
let s = "Information from nestedRoutine2."
let i = -903
let dt = DateTime.Now
e.Data.Add("stringInfo", s)
e.Data["IntInfo"] <- i
e.Data["DateTimeInfo"] <- dt
raise e
let nestedRoutine1 displayDetails =
try
nestedRoutine2 displayDetails
with e ->
e.Data["ExtraInfo"] <- "Information from nestedRoutine1."
e.Data.Add("MoreExtraInfo", "More information from nestedRoutine1.")
reraise ()
let runTest displayDetails =
try
nestedRoutine1 displayDetails
with e ->
printfn "An exception was thrown."
printfn $"{e.Message}"
if e.Data.Count > 0 then
printfn " Extra details:"
for de in e.Data do
let de = de :?> DictionaryEntry
printfn $""" Key: {"'" + de.Key.ToString() + "'",-20} Value: {de.Value}"""
printfn "\nException with some extra information..."
runTest false
printfn "\nException with all extra information..."
runTest true
// The example displays the following output:
// Exception with some extra information...
// An exception was thrown.
// This statement is the original exception message.
// Extra details:
// Key: 'ExtraInfo' Value: Information from NestedRoutine1.
// Key: 'MoreExtraInfo' Value: More information from NestedRoutine1.
//
// Exception with all extra information...
// An exception was thrown.
// This statement is the original exception message.
// Extra details:
// Key: 'stringInfo' Value: Information from NestedRoutine2.
// Key: 'IntInfo' Value: -903
// Key: 'DateTimeInfo' Value: 7/29/2013 10:50:13 AM
// Key: 'ExtraInfo' Value: Information from NestedRoutine1.
// Key: 'MoreExtraInfo' Value: More information from NestedRoutine1.
Imports System.Collections
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("Exception with some extra information...")
RunTest(False)
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("Exception with all extra information...")
RunTest(True)
End Sub
Public Sub RunTest(displayDetails As Boolean)
Try
NestedRoutine1(displayDetails)
Catch e As Exception
Console.WriteLine("An exception was thrown.")
Console.WriteLine(e.Message)
If e.Data.Count > 0 Then
Console.WriteLine(" Extra details:")
For Each de As DictionaryEntry In e.Data
Console.WriteLine(" Key: {0,-20} Value: {1}",
"'" + de.Key.ToString() + "'", de.Value)
Next
End If
End Try
End Sub
Public Sub NestedRoutine1(displayDetails As Boolean)
Try
NestedRoutine2(displayDetails)
Catch e As Exception
e.Data("ExtraInfo") = "Information from NestedRoutine1."
e.Data.Add("MoreExtraInfo", "More information from NestedRoutine1.")
Throw e
End Try
End Sub
Public Sub NestedRoutine2(displayDetails As Boolean)
Dim e As New Exception("This statement is the original exception message.")
If displayDetails Then
Dim s As String = "Information from NestedRoutine2."
Dim i As Integer = -903
Dim dt As DateTime = DateTime.Now
e.Data.Add("stringInfo", s)
e.Data("IntInfo") = i
e.Data("DateTimeInfo") = dt
End If
Throw e
End Sub
End Module
' This example displays the following output:
' Exception with some extra information...
' An exception was thrown.
' This statement is the original exception message.
' Extra details:
' Key: 'ExtraInfo' Value: Information from NestedRoutine1.
' Key: 'MoreExtraInfo' Value: More information from NestedRoutine1.
'
' Exception with all extra information...
' An exception was thrown.
' This statement is the original exception message.
' Extra details:
' Key: 'stringInfo' Value: Information from NestedRoutine2.
' Key: 'IntInfo' Value: -903
' Key: 'DateTimeInfo' Value: 7/29/2013 10:50:13 AM
' Key: 'ExtraInfo' Value: Information from NestedRoutine1.
' Key: 'MoreExtraInfo' Value: More information from NestedRoutine1.
Remarks
For more information about this API, see Supplemental API remarks for Exception.Data.