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Hi All,

The following code throws a "CS0020: Division by constant zero Exception".
I would have expected to see a nice, friendly "caught an exception" written
to the screen.

Can anyone explain?

TIA,

JON


<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<script runat="server">
public void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
int blob = 1/0;
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
Response.Write("caught an exception");
}
}
</script>

Aha... Then the fact that inline .aspx pages only compile when they're first
run makes no difference?

J

Jon Maz <> wrote:
> The following code throws a "CS0020: Division by constant zero Exception".
> I would have expected to see a nice, friendly "caught an exception" written
> to the screen.
>
> Can anyone explain?

Sure - it's an error at compilation time, not at runtime. The catch
block only "counts" at runtime.

--
Jon Skeet - <>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

This isn't a runtime error (which try/catch work on) but an actual
compilation error...

If you change your code to:
int test = 0;
try {
int blob = 1/test;
} catch {
Response.Write("caught an exception");
}

you'll see the exception caught.

In other words, the Page_Load isn't actually getting executed, simply
compiled...and the compiler is thankfully letting you know there'll always
be an error with your code....always better to have compiler-time errors
than runtime exceptions.

Karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/


"Jon Maz" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi All,
>
> The following code throws a "CS0020: Division by constant zero Exception".
> I would have expected to see a nice, friendly "caught an exception"
written
> to the screen.
>
> Can anyone explain?
>
> TIA,
>
> JON
>
>
> <%@ Page Language="C#" %>
>
> <script runat="server">
> public void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
> {
> try
> {
> int blob = 1/0;
> }
> catch(Exception ex)
> {
> Response.Write("caught an exception");
> }
> }
> </script>
>
>
>

wow, I was late to the party on this one...

karl

--
MY ASP.Net tutorials
http://www.openmymind.net/


"Karl Seguin" <karl REMOVE @ REMOVE openmymind REMOVEMETOO . ANDME net>
wrote in message news:...
> This isn't a runtime error (which try/catch work on) but an actual
> compilation error...
>
> If you change your code to:
> int test = 0;
> try {
> int blob = 1/test;
> } catch {
> Response.Write("caught an exception");
> }
>
> you'll see the exception caught.
>
> In other words, the Page_Load isn't actually getting executed, simply
> compiled...and the compiler is thankfully letting you know there'll always
> be an error with your code....always better to have compiler-time errors
> than runtime exceptions.
>
> Karl
>
> --
> MY ASP.Net tutorials
> http://www.openmymind.net/
>
>
> "Jon Maz" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > The following code throws a "CS0020: Division by constant zero
Exception".
> > I would have expected to see a nice, friendly "caught an exception"
> written
> > to the screen.
> >
> > Can anyone explain?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > JON
> >
> >
> > <%@ Page Language="C#" %>
> >
> > <script runat="server">
> > public void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
> > {
> > try
> > {
> > int blob = 1/0;
> > }
> > catch(Exception ex)
> > {
> > Response.Write("caught an exception");
> > }
> > }
> > </script>
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Jon Maz <> wrote:
> Aha... Then the fact that inline .aspx pages only compile when they're first
> run makes no difference?

Makes no difference in what way? It certainly doesn't make a difference
to when errors occur. It's not your code that's throwing an exception -
it's the compiler, basically.

--
Jon Skeet - <>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

Thanks for the help!

JON

Yeah, Karl, you're getting a bit slow in your old age...



Actually your code snippet helped - I am bathed in the light of
understanding...

Thanks!

JON