.NET Common Language Runtime Unleashed

Chapter 15. Using Managed Exceptions to Effectively Handle Errors

In This Chapter

• Error Handling with Exceptions

• Exceptions Overview

• C# Exceptions

• VC++ Exceptions

• VB Exceptions

• Cross Language Exceptions

• P/Invoke Exceptions

• COM Exceptions

• Remote Exceptions

• Thread and Asynchronous Callback Exceptions

The .NET Framework in conjunction with the CLR eliminates a large class of errors either at runtime through automatic garbage collection and type checking or at compile time through type checking, access checks, and so on. However, a class of errors still remains that can only be handled and detected at runtime. For example, the CLR cannot know that you want to access a file that does not exist until you attempt to access it. Errors will always exist due to ...