What is the best alternative “On Error Resume Next” for C#?

Question

If I put empty catch blocks for my C# code, is it going to be an equivalent for VB.NET\'s \"On Error Resume Next\" statement.

try
{
    C# code;
}

catch(excepti         


        

Answer 1

I am an old hat at VB6. First a short lesson...

There are reasons to use On Error Resume Next. Mostly for readability. In VB6 you have two ways to implement Error trapping. You can use an "inline" On Error Resume Next like this.

On Error Resume Next

If Err.Number <> 0 Then
   
   Err.Clear()
End If

Or, you may see this:

Sub DoSomething

   On Error Goto Handler1
   

   On Error Goto Handler2
   

   Exit Sub

   Handler1:
   
   Resume Next

   Handler2:
   
   Resume Next

End Sub  

But in old VB6 code you will likely also see this...

Sub PerformThis
On Error Resume Next

End Sub

Regardless it is pretty straight forward to convert these cases into Try Catch... If you need to sink an error use a quick "inline" looking On Error Resume Next just do this..

try { _objectinfo.Add(_object.attribute1); } catch (Exception _e) { }

You can also raise the try catch to the calling routine, by encapsulating the code into a subroutine... So if you need to sink the entire subroutine do this...

try { PerformAction(); } catch (Exception _e) { }

Do this in the case where PerformAction() subroutine contains an On Error Resume Next at the top of the code, use the Try Catch in the calling subroutine

Good luck...