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Ethan Karla85123-Sep-2021

How to create custom Exception C# explain with valid example?

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Updated on 06-Jul-2023
Ethan Karla

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Aryan Kumar

Aryan Kumar

06-Jul-2023

Here are the steps on how to create a custom exception in C#:

  1. Create a new class that inherits from the Exception class.
  2. Add the Serializable attribute to the class. This will allow the class to be serialized and deserialized.
  3. Implement the three common constructors of the Exception class:
    • The default constructor.
    • A constructor that takes a string message as a parameter.
    • A constructor that takes a string message and an Exception object as parameters.
  4. Define any additional properties or methods that you need for your custom exception.
  5. Throw an instance of your custom exception when an error occurs.

Here is an example of a custom exception class:

C#

public class StudentNotFoundException : Exception, ISerializable {

    public StudentNotFoundException() { }

    public StudentNotFoundException(string message) : base(message) { }

    public StudentNotFoundException(string message, Exception inner) : base(message, inner) { }

    public int StudentId { get; set; }

    public override string ToString() {
        return $"Student with ID {StudentId} not found.";
    }

}

This custom exception class has a property called StudentId that stores the ID of the student that was not found. It also overrides the ToString() method to return a more meaningful message when the exception is thrown.

To throw an instance of this custom exception, you would use the following code:

C#

try {
    // Do something that might throw an exception.
} catch (StudentNotFoundException e) {
    // Handle the exception.
}

The catch block will catch any instances of the StudentNotFoundException class and handle them accordingly.

Here are some reasons why you might want to create a custom exception:

  • To add more information to the exception message.
  • To distinguish between different types of errors.
  • To provide a more user-friendly error message.

Custom exceptions can be a useful way to improve the error handling in your C# code.

Ravi Vishwakarma

Ravi Vishwakarma

24-Sep-2021

Custom Exception

If we want, we can also create our own Exception Class, which can work to solve a certain problem of an application. To create our own Sub Exception Class, we have to derive our Sub Class from C# Built-In Exception Class. We do not have to implement anything in our class, rather Exception Class is already available in C#, which already has facilities to handle different types of Exceptions. The Exception class does not have any methods of its own, rather all the methods of the Throwable class are available in it. Therefore, in our Sub Class also all the Methods of Throwable Class are available and those Methods are also available, which we create as per our requirement.

Example

We Define the custom exception named 'StringNullOrEmpty'

using System;
sealed class StringNullOrEmpty : Exception
{
 public StringNullOrEmpty() : base()
 {
 }
 public StringNullOrEmpty(string ExceptionMesage) : base(ExceptionMesage)
 {
 }
}

Create a class named 'CustomExceptionDemo' and call the Custom Exception 'StringNullOrEmpty' class

class CustomExceptionDemo
{
 private string msg;
 public CustomExceptionDemo()
 {this.msg=string.Empty;}
 public CustomExceptionDemo(string message)
 {
  if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(message))
     throw new StringNullOrEmpty('Message is empty or null');
  else
   this.msg=message;
 }

 public void GetMessage(){
  Console.WriteLine('Message is : '+this.msg);
 }
}

First of all, send data in CustomExceptionDemo class str= 'hello' then an exception is not occur but we send the null value then occur exception.

class MyProgram
{ 
 static void Main(string[ ] args)
    { 
      try
      {
      string str='Hello';
      CustomExceptionDemo ced=new CustomExceptionDemo(str); // no exception occur
      ced.GetMessage();
      str=null;
      ced=new CustomExceptionDemo(str); // Exception Occur
      ced.GetMessage();
      }catch(Exception ex)
      {
       Console.WriteLine('Error message : ' + ex.Message + '\n\n' + ex);
      }
    } 
}

Output

Message is : Hello

Error message : Message is empty or null

StringNullOrEmpty: Message is empty or null

   at CustomExceptionDemo..ctor(String message)

   at MyProgram.Main(String[] args)

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