Nicely format an exception into a string

Question

I'd like to build a nicely formatted string of a exception for logging. Doing this from silverlight so options like nlog (not there yet), log4net aren't an option.

Anyone seen the code to build up something like:

ExceptionType: xxxx
Message: xxxx
StackTrace: XXX
InnerException
    ExceptionType: xxxx
    Message: xxxx
    StackTrace: XXX

I'm presently writing it myself, just hoping there's code out there to do something nicer.

UPDATE: I was just about to close this q as I came to the same conclusion as Zach, but not going to deprive Zach of the points! :)

The .ToString() looks like this:

System.Exception: I can't handle this ---> System.DivideByZeroException: Attempted to divide by zero.
   at MuckingAround.RussTest_Click(Object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at MuckingAround.RussTest_Click(Object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.ButtonBase.OnClick()
   at System.Windows.Controls.Button.OnClick()
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.ButtonBase.OnMouseLeftButtonUp(MouseButtonEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Control.OnMouseLeftButtonUp(Control ctrl, EventArgs e)
   at MS.Internal.JoltHelper.FireEvent(IntPtr unmanagedObj, IntPtr unmanagedObjArgs, Int32 argsTypeIndex, String eventName)

Answer 1

You should get all of this by simply calling the .ToString() method of the exception. We use this to log information and you get everything that I believe you are asking for. See MSDN System.Exception.ToString() for more information.

HTH,
Z

Answer 2

Just for completeness: the EntLib loggers let you define formatters for your application exception.