SqlError Class

Collects information relevant to a warning or error returned by SQL Server.

Namespace: System.Data.SqlClient
Assembly: System.Data (in system.data.dll)

'Declaration
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public NotInheritable Class SqlError
'Usage
Dim instance As SqlError

/** @attribute SerializableAttribute() */ 
public final class SqlError
SerializableAttribute 
public final class SqlError
Not applicable.

This class is created by the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server when an error occurs. An instance of SqlError is created and managed by the SqlErrorCollection, which in turn is created by the SqlException class.

Messages with a severity level of 10 or less are informational and indicate problems caused by mistakes in information that a user has entered. Severity levels from 11 through 16 are generated by the user, and can be corrected by the user. Severity levels from 17 through 25 indicate software or hardware errors. When a level 17, 18, or 19 error occurs, you can continue working, although you might not be able to execute a particular statement.

The SqlConnection remains open when the severity level is 19 or less. When the severity level is 20 or greater, the server usually closes the SqlConnection. However, the user can reopen the connection and continue. In both cases, a SqlException is generated by the method executing the command.

The following example displays each SqlError within the SqlErrorCollection collection.

Public Sub ShowSqlException(ByVal connectionString As String)
    Dim queryString As String = "EXECUTE NonExistantStoredProcedure"

    Using connection As New SqlConnection(connectionString)
        Dim command As New SqlCommand(queryString, connection)

        Try
            command.Connection.Open()
            command.ExecuteNonQuery()

        Catch ex As SqlException
            DisplaySqlErrors(ex)
        End Try
    End Using
End Sub

Private Sub DisplaySqlErrors(ByVal exception As SqlException)
    Dim i As Integer

    For i = 0 To exception.Errors.Count - 1
        Console.WriteLine("Index #" & i & ControlChars.NewLine & _
            "Error: " & exception.Errors(i).ToString() & ControlChars.NewLine)
    Next i
    Console.ReadLine()
End Sub

System.Object
  System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0

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