try-catch blocks with the return type

Question

If I have a method that returns something, like

public DataTable ReturnSomething()
{
   try
   {  
      //logic here
     return ds.Tables[0];
   }
   catch (Ex         


        

Answer 1

i'd assume you can still set the message, then return null or whatever the c# equivalent is

public DataTable ReturnSomething(){ 
   try {
        //logic here 
        return ds.Tables[0]; 
   } catch (Exception e) {
        ErrorString=e.Message;
        return null;
   }
}