' Example for the Exception.GetBaseException method.
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Namespace NDP_UE_VB
' Define two derived exceptions to demonstrate nested exceptions.
Class SecondLevelException
Inherits Exception
Public Sub New( message As String, inner As Exception )
MyBase.New( message, inner )
End Sub ' New
End Class ' SecondLevelException
Class ThirdLevelException
Inherits Exception
Public Sub New( message As String, inner As Exception )
MyBase.New( message, inner )
End Sub ' New
End Class ' ThirdLevelException
Class NestedExceptions
Public Shared Sub Main( )
Console.WriteLine( _
"This example of Exception.GetBaseException " & _
"generates the following output." )
Console.WriteLine( vbCrLf & _
"The program forces a division by 0, then throws " & _
"the exception " & vbCrLf & "twice more, using " & _
"a different derived exception each time:" & vbCrLf )
Try
' This sub calls another that forces a division by 0.
Rethrow()
Catch ex As Exception
Dim current As Exception
Console.WriteLine( _
"Unwind the nested exceptions using the " & _
"InnerException property:" & vbCrLf )
' This code unwinds the nested exceptions using the
' InnerException property.
current = ex
While Not ( current Is Nothing )
Console.WriteLine( current.ToString( ) )
Console.WriteLine( )
current = current.InnerException
End While
' Display the innermost exception.
Console.WriteLine( _
"Display the base exception using the " & _
"GetBaseException method:" & vbCrLf )
Console.WriteLine( _
ex.GetBaseException( ).ToString( ) )
End Try
End Sub ' Main
' This sub catches the exception from the called sub
' DivideBy0( ) and throws another in response.
Shared Sub Rethrow( )
Try
DivideBy0( )
Catch ex As Exception
Throw New ThirdLevelException( _
"Caught the second exception and " & _
"threw a third in response.", ex )
End Try
End Sub ' Rethrow
' This sub forces a division by 0 and throws a second
' exception.
Shared Sub DivideBy0( )
Try
Dim zero As Integer = 0
Dim ecks As Integer = 1 \ zero
Catch ex As Exception
Throw New SecondLevelException( _
"Forced a division by 0 and threw " & _
"a second exception.", ex )
End Try
End Sub ' DivideBy0
End Class ' NestedExceptions
End Namespace ' NDP_UE_VB
' This example of Exception.GetBaseException generates the following output.
'
' The program forces a division by 0, then throws the exception
' twice more, using a different derived exception each time:
'
' Unwind the nested exceptions using the InnerException property:
'
' NDP_UE_VB.ThirdLevelException: Caught the second exception and threw a third
' in response. ---> NDP_UE_VB.SecondLevelException: Forced a division by 0 and
' threw a second exception. ---> System.DivideByZeroException: Attempted to div
' ide by zero.
' at NDP_UE_VB.NestedExceptions.DivideBy0()
' --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
' at NDP_UE_VB.NestedExceptions.DivideBy0()
' at NDP_UE_VB.NestedExceptions.Rethrow()
' --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
' at NDP_UE_VB.NestedExceptions.Rethrow()
' at NDP_UE_VB.NestedExceptions.Main()
'
' NDP_UE_VB.SecondLevelException: Forced a division by 0 and threw a second exc
' eption. ---> System.DivideByZeroException: Attempted to divide by zero.
' at NDP_UE_VB.NestedExceptions.DivideBy0()
' --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
' at NDP_UE_VB.NestedExceptions.DivideBy0()
' at NDP_UE_VB.NestedExceptions.Rethrow()
'
' System.DivideByZeroException: Attempted to divide by zero.
' at NDP_UE_VB.NestedExceptions.DivideBy0()
'
' Display the base exception using the GetBaseException method:
'
' System.DivideByZeroException: Attempted to divide by zero.
' at NDP_UE_VB.NestedExceptions.DivideBy0()