Environment.StackTrace Property

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.

Note
For a hierarchical view of the stack trace information by class, use the StackTrace class.

The StackTrace property formats the stack trace information for each method call 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, MethodParams, FileName, and LineNumber, are replaced by actual values defined as follows:

FullClassName

The full name of the class, including the namespace.

MethodName

The name of the method.

MethodParams

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

FileName

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

LineNumber

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 example demonstrates the StackTrace property.

// 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()'
*/

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

• EnvironmentPermission 

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

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.

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