Gets the method that throws the current exception.
Namespace:
System
Assembly:
mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public ReadOnly Property TargetSite As MethodBase
Dim instance As Exception
Dim value As MethodBase
value = instance.TargetSite
public MethodBase TargetSite { get; }
public:
virtual property MethodBase^ TargetSite {
MethodBase^ get () sealed;
}
public final function get TargetSite () : MethodBase
Implements
_Exception..::.TargetSite
If the method that throws this exception is not available and the stack trace is not a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), TargetSite obtains the method from the stack trace. If the stack trace is a null reference, TargetSite also returns a null reference.
Note: |
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The TargetSite property may not accurately report the name of the method in which an exception was thrown if the exception handler handles an exception across application domain boundaries. |
The following code example throws an Exception and then catches it and displays the originating method using the TargetSite property.
' 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)
*/
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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