Exception.Data Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: Exception.cs

Source:: Exception.cs

Source:: Exception.cs

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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

IDictionary

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.

Applies to

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