C#: Find all empty catch blocks

Question

I am reviewing some code.

I have notice some empty catch blocks. Not a good idea since somethings do not work and you cannot see why.

Is there an easy way to

Answer 1

Press Ctrl + Shift + F. Expand Find options. Check Use Regular Expressions Paste this regex.

catch\s*(\(\s*Exception(\s*\w+)?\))?\s*\{\s*\}

Answer 2

Do you have ReSharper? This should hilight the issues found in code.

Answer 3

FxCop will find them along with many other potential issues.