Return Exception Message with List

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Hi i am creating function that return List, i want if any exception happen to return exception message with list.

C#

protected List<string> CivilidInfo = new List<string>();
public List<string> GetInformation(String civilid)
{
  try{}
  catch(Exception e)
  {
    CivilidInfo[]=e1.message;  // error
  }
}

how to do it?

[edit]Code block sorted, spurious closing tags removed. - OriginalGriff[/edit]

Posted 10-Jul-11 0:12am

ziad sowan

Updated 10-Jul-11 0:25am

OriginalGriff

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 10-Jul-11 15:59pm

Why on Earth? It smells exception abuse based on lack of understanding how and why using exceptions. If you explain the purpose (you removed "answer" does not explain it), I'll probably help.
--SA

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Solution 1

Inherit from Exception and put a list in it... but it seems to me, that you want to achieve something with your List as... I hope you won't mind, if I ask, what that should be?

Posted 10-Jul-11 0:26am

StM0n

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-10T00:28:00

You could add the exception to the list in your catch block. But I wouldn't necessarily use the external class level list as the return anyway - more flexible if you return your own list:

protected List<string> CivilidInfo = new List<string>();
public List<string> GetInformation(String civilid)
{
  List<string>returnList = new List<string>();
  try{}
  catch(Exception ex)
  {
    returnList.Add(ex.message);  
  }
  return returnList;
}

BTW: the convention is to use "ex" for exceptions - otherwise it can conflict with the EventArg parameter "e" in event handlers - just means you can cut'n'paste more easily if you need to.

[edit]Forgot the "e" vs "ex" bit... - OriginalGriff[/edit]