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.NET Framework Class Library
ExceptionSource Property

Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error.

Namespace:   System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Overridable Property Source As [%$TOPIC/85weac5w_en-us_VS_110_1_0_0_0_0%]
public virtual [%$TOPIC/85weac5w_en-us_VS_110_1_0_1_0_0%] Source { get; set; }
public:
virtual property [%$TOPIC/85weac5w_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_0%]^ Source {
	[%$TOPIC/85weac5w_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_1%]^ get ();
	void set ([%$TOPIC/85weac5w_en-us_VS_110_1_0_2_0_2%]^ value);
}
abstract Source : [%$TOPIC/85weac5w_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_0%] with get, set 
override Source : [%$TOPIC/85weac5w_en-us_VS_110_1_0_3_0_1%] with get, set

Property Value

Type: SystemString
The name of the application or the object that causes the error.

Implements

_ExceptionSource
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

The object must be a runtime System.Reflection object

Remarks

If Source is not set, the name of the assembly where the exception originated is returned.

Examples

The following code example throws an Exception that sets the Source property in its constructor and then catches the exception and displays Source.

' Example for the Exception.HelpLink, Exception.Source, 
' Exception.StackTrace, and Exception.TargetSite properties. 
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Namespace NDP_UE_VB

    ' Derive an exception; the constructor sets the HelpLink and  
    ' Source properties. 
    Class LogTableOverflowException
        Inherits Exception

        Private Const overflowMessage As String = _
            "The log table has overflowed." 

        Public Sub New( auxMessage As String, inner As Exception )
            MyBase.New( String.Format( "{0} - {1}", _
                overflowMessage, auxMessage ), inner )

            Me.HelpLink = "http://msdn.microsoft.com" 
            Me.Source = "Exception_Class_Samples" 

        End Sub ' New 
    End Class ' LogTableOverflowException

    Class LogTable

        Public Sub New(numElements As Integer)
            logArea = New String(numElements) {}
            elemInUse = 0
        End Sub ' New 

        Protected logArea() As String 
        Protected elemInUse As Integer 

        ' The AddRecord method throws a derived exception if  
        ' the array bounds exception is caught. 
        Public Function AddRecord( newRecord As String ) As Integer 

            Try 
                Dim curElement as Integer = elemInUse
                logArea( elemInUse ) = newRecord
                elemInUse += 1
                Return curElement

            Catch ex As Exception
                Throw New LogTableOverflowException( _
                    String.Format( "Record ""{0}"" was not logged.", _
                        newRecord ), ex )
            End Try 
        End Function ' AddRecord
    End Class ' LogTable

    Module OverflowDemo

        ' Create a log table and force an overflow. 
        Sub Main( )
            Dim log As New LogTable( 4 )

            Console.WriteLine( "This example of " & vbCrLf & _
                "   Exception.Message, " & vbCrLf & _
                "   Exception.HelpLink, " & vbCrLf & _
                "   Exception.Source, " & vbCrLf & _
                "   Exception.StackTrace, and " & vbCrLf & _
                "   Exception.TargetSite " & vbCrLf & _
                "generates the following output." )

            Try 
                Dim count As Integer = 0

                Do
                    log.AddRecord( _
                        String.Format( "Log record number {0}", count ) )
                    count += 1
                Loop 

            Catch ex As Exception
                Console.WriteLine( vbCrLf & _
                    "Message ---" & vbCrLf & ex.Message )
                Console.WriteLine( vbCrLf & _
                    "HelpLink ---" & vbCrLf & ex.HelpLink )
                Console.WriteLine( vbCrLf & _
                    "Source ---" & vbCrLf & ex.Source )
                Console.WriteLine( vbCrLf & _
                    "StackTrace ---" & vbCrLf & ex.StackTrace )
                Console.WriteLine( vbCrLf & "TargetSite ---" & _
                    vbCrLf & ex.TargetSite.ToString( ) )
            End Try 
        End Sub ' Main

    End Module ' OverflowDemo
End Namespace ' NDP_UE_VB

' This example of 
'    Exception.Message, 
'    Exception.HelpLink, 
'    Exception.Source, 
'    Exception.StackTrace, and 
'    Exception.TargetSite 
' generates the following output. 
'  
' Message --- 
' The log table has overflowed. - Record "Log record number 5" was not logged. 
'  
' HelpLink --- 
' http://msdn.microsoft.com 
'  
' Source --- 
' Exception_Class_Samples 
'  
' StackTrace --- 
'    at NDP_UE_VB.LogTable.AddRecord(String newRecord) 
'    at NDP_UE_VB.OverflowDemo.Main() 
'  
' TargetSite --- 
' Int32 AddRecord(System.String)
// Example for the Exception.HelpLink, Exception.Source, 
// Exception.StackTrace, and Exception.TargetSite properties. 
using System;

namespace NDP_UE_CS
{
    // Derive an exception; the constructor sets the HelpLink and  
    // Source properties. 
    class LogTableOverflowException : Exception
    {
        const string overflowMessage = "The log table has overflowed.";

        public LogTableOverflowException( 
            string auxMessage, Exception inner ) :
                base( String.Format( "{0} - {1}", 
                    overflowMessage, auxMessage ), inner )
        {
            this.HelpLink = "http://msdn.microsoft.com";
            this.Source = "Exception_Class_Samples";
        }
    }

    class LogTable
    {
        public LogTable( int numElements )
        {
            logArea = new string[ numElements ];
            elemInUse = 0;
        }

        protected string[ ] logArea;
        protected int       elemInUse;

        // The AddRecord method throws a derived exception if  
        // the array bounds exception is caught. 
        public     int       AddRecord( string newRecord )
        {
            try
            {
                logArea[ elemInUse ] = newRecord;
                return elemInUse++;
            }
            catch( Exception e )
            {
                throw new LogTableOverflowException( 
                    String.Format( "Record \"{0}\" was not logged.", 
                        newRecord ), e );
            }
        }
    }

    class OverflowDemo 
    {
        // Create a log table and force an overflow. 
        public static void Main() 
        {
            LogTable log = new LogTable( 4 );

            Console.WriteLine( 
                "This example of \n   Exception.Message, \n" +
                "   Exception.HelpLink, \n   Exception.Source, \n" +
                "   Exception.StackTrace, and \n   Exception." +
                "TargetSite \ngenerates the following output." );

            try
            {
                for( int count = 1; ; count++ )
                {
                    log.AddRecord( 
                        String.Format( 
                            "Log record number {0}", count ) );
                }
            }
            catch( Exception ex )
            {
                Console.WriteLine( "\nMessage ---\n{0}", ex.Message );
                Console.WriteLine( 
                    "\nHelpLink ---\n{0}", ex.HelpLink );
                Console.WriteLine( "\nSource ---\n{0}", ex.Source );
                Console.WriteLine( 
                    "\nStackTrace ---\n{0}", ex.StackTrace );
                Console.WriteLine( 
                    "\nTargetSite ---\n{0}", ex.TargetSite );
            }
        }
    }
}

/*
This example of
   Exception.Message,
   Exception.HelpLink,
   Exception.Source,
   Exception.StackTrace, and
   Exception.TargetSite
generates the following output.

Message ---
The log table has overflowed. - Record "Log record number 5" was not logged.

HelpLink ---
http://msdn.microsoft.com

Source ---
Exception_Class_Samples

StackTrace ---
   at NDP_UE_CS.LogTable.AddRecord(String newRecord)
   at NDP_UE_CS.OverflowDemo.Main()

TargetSite ---
Int32 AddRecord(System.String)
*/
// Example for the Exception::HelpLink, Exception::Source, 
// Exception::StackTrace, and Exception::TargetSite properties. 
using namespace System;

namespace NDP_UE_CPP
{

   // Derive an exception; the constructor sets the HelpLink and  
   // Source properties. 
   public ref class LogTableOverflowException: public Exception
   {
   private:
      static String^ overflowMessage = "The log table has overflowed.";

   public:
      LogTableOverflowException( String^ auxMessage, Exception^ inner )
         : Exception( String::Format( "{0} - {1}", overflowMessage, auxMessage ), inner )
      {
         this->HelpLink = "http://msdn.microsoft.com";
         this->Source = "Exception_Class_Samples";
      }

   };

   public ref class LogTable
   {
   public:
      LogTable( int numElements )
      {
         logArea = gcnew array<String^>(numElements);
         elemInUse = 0;
      }


   protected:
      array<String^>^logArea;
      int elemInUse;

   public:

      // The AddRecord method throws a derived exception if  
      // the array bounds exception is caught. 
      int AddRecord( String^ newRecord )
      {
         try
         {
            logArea[ elemInUse ] = newRecord;
            return elemInUse++;
         }
         catch ( Exception^ ex ) 
         {
            throw gcnew LogTableOverflowException( String::Format( "Record \"{0}\" was not logged.", newRecord ),ex );
         }

      }

   };


   // Create a log table and force an overflow. 
   void ForceOverflow()
   {
      LogTable^ log = gcnew LogTable( 4 );
      try
      {
         for ( int count = 1; ; count++ )
         {
            log->AddRecord( String::Format( "Log record number {0}", count ) );

         }
      }
      catch ( Exception^ ex ) 
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "\nMessage ---\n{0}", ex->Message );
         Console::WriteLine( "\nHelpLink ---\n{0}", ex->HelpLink );
         Console::WriteLine( "\nSource ---\n{0}", ex->Source );
         Console::WriteLine( "\nStackTrace ---\n{0}", ex->StackTrace );
         Console::WriteLine( "\nTargetSite ---\n{0}", ex->TargetSite->ToString() );
      }

   }

}

int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine( "This example of \n   Exception::Message, \n" 
   "   Exception::HelpLink, \n   Exception::Source, \n" 
   "   Exception::StackTrace, and \n   Exception::" 
   "TargetSite \ngenerates the following output." );
   NDP_UE_CPP::ForceOverflow();
}

/*
This example of
   Exception::Message,
   Exception::HelpLink,
   Exception::Source,
   Exception::StackTrace, and
   Exception::TargetSite
generates the following output.

Message ---
The log table has overflowed. - Record "Log record number 5" was not logged.

HelpLink ---
http://msdn.microsoft.com

Source ---
Exception_Class_Samples

StackTrace ---
   at NDP_UE_CPP.LogTable.AddRecord(String newRecord)
   at NDP_UE_CPP.ForceOverflow()

TargetSite ---
Int32 AddRecord(System.String)
*/
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8
Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.