The StackTrace property lists method calls in reverse chronological order, that is, the most recent method call is described first, and one line of stack trace information is listed for each method call on the stack. However, the StackTrace property might not report as many method calls as expected due to code transformations that occur during optimization.

The stack trace information for each method call is formatted as follows:

"at FullClassName. MethodName (MethodParams) in FileName :line LineNumber "

The literal "at" is preceded by three spaces, and the literals "in" and ":line" are omitted if debug symbols are not available. The placeholders, FullClassName, MethodName, MethodParms, FileName, and LineNumber, are replaced by actual values defined as follows:

The full name of the class, including the namespace.

The name of the method.

The list of parameter type/name pairs. Each pair is separated by a comma (","). This information is omitted if MethodName takes zero parameters.

The name of the source file where the MethodName method is declared. This information is omitted if debug symbols are not available.

The number of the line in FileName that contains the source code from MethodName for the instruction that is on the call stack. This information is omitted if debug symbols are not available.

The following code example demonstrates the StackTrace property.

' Sample for the Environment.StackTrace property
Imports System

Class Sample
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Console.WriteLine()
      Console.WriteLine("StackTrace: '{0}'", Environment.StackTrace)
   End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Sample
'
'This example produces the following results:
'
'StackTrace: '   at System.Environment.GetStackTrace(Exception e)
'   at System.Environment.GetStackTrace(Exception e)
'   at System.Environment.get_StackTrace()
'   at Sample.Main()'
'

// Sample for the Environment.StackTrace property
using System;

class Sample 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
    Console.WriteLine();
    Console.WriteLine("StackTrace: '{0}'", Environment.StackTrace);
    }
}
/*
This example produces the following results:

StackTrace: '   at System.Environment.GetStackTrace(Exception e)
   at System.Environment.GetStackTrace(Exception e)
   at System.Environment.get_StackTrace()
   at Sample.Main()'
*/

// Sample for the Environment::StackTrace property
using namespace System;
int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine();
   Console::WriteLine( "StackTrace: ' {0}'", Environment::StackTrace );
}

/*
This example produces the following results:

StackTrace: '   at System::Environment::GetStackTrace(Exception e)
at System::Environment::GetStackTrace(Exception e)
at System::Environment::get_StackTrace()
at Sample::Main()'
*/

// Sample for the Environment.StackTrace property

import System.*;

class Sample
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine();
        Console.WriteLine("StackTrace: '{0}'", Environment.get_StackTrace());
    } //main
} //Sample

/*
This example produces the following results:

StackTrace: '   at System.Environment.GetStackTrace(Exception e)
   at System.Environment.GetStackTrace(Exception e)
   at System.Environment.get_StackTrace()
   at Sample.main(String args[])'
*/

• EnvironmentPermission  for full access to the resource protected by the permission. Associated enumeration: PermissionState.Unrestricted

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