How can I get the line number which threw exception?
Simple way, use the Exception.ToString()
function, it will return the line after the exception description.
You can also check the program debug database as it contains debug info/logs about the whole application.
If you don't have the .PBO
file:
C#
public int GetLineNumber(Exception ex)
{
var lineNumber = 0;
const string lineSearch = ":line ";
var index = ex.StackTrace.LastIndexOf(lineSearch);
if (index != -1)
{
var lineNumberText = ex.StackTrace.Substring(index + lineSearch.Length);
if (int.TryParse(lineNumberText, out lineNumber))
{
}
}
return lineNumber;
}
Vb.net
Public Function GetLineNumber(ByVal ex As Exception)
Dim lineNumber As Int32 = 0
Const lineSearch As String = ":line "
Dim index = ex.StackTrace.LastIndexOf(lineSearch)
If index <> -1 Then
Dim lineNumberText = ex.StackTrace.Substring(index + lineSearch.Length)
If Int32.TryParse(lineNumberText, lineNumber) Then
End If
End If
Return lineNumber
End Function
Or as an extentions on the Exception class
public static class MyExtensions
{
public static int LineNumber(this Exception ex)
{
var lineNumber = 0;
const string lineSearch = ":line ";
var index = ex.StackTrace.LastIndexOf(lineSearch);
if (index != -1)
{
var lineNumberText = ex.StackTrace.Substring(index + lineSearch.Length);
if (int.TryParse(lineNumberText, out lineNumber))
{
}
}
return lineNumber;
}
}
You could include .PDB
symbol files associated to the assembly which contain metadata information and when an exception is thrown it will contain full information in the stacktrace of where this exception originated. It will contain line numbers of each method in the stack.
If you need the line number for more than just the formatted stack trace you get from Exception.StackTrace, you can use the StackTrace class:
try
{
throw new Exception();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Get stack trace for the exception with source file information
var st = new StackTrace(ex, true);
// Get the top stack frame
var frame = st.GetFrame(0);
// Get the line number from the stack frame
var line = frame.GetFileLineNumber();
}
Note that this will only work if there is a pdb file available for the assembly.