.NET: How to convert Exception to string?

Question

When an exception is thrown (while debugging in the IDE), i have the opportunity to view details of the exception:

Answer 1

If you call ToString on Exception object, you get the class name appended by the message, followed by inner exception and then the stack trace.

className + message + InnerException + stackTrace

Given that, InnerException and StackTrace are only added if they are not null. Also, the fields you have mentioned in the screenshot are not part of standard Exception class. Yes, exception does offer a public property called "Data", that contain additional user-defined information about the exception.