Is it possible to extract some structured information from the Exception.StackTrace?

Question

I was wondering if it's possible to convert the string StackTrace in the exception to a more structured data object?

Or is there a method that can get me this information while I am catching the exception? Maybe something using reflection?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Check out the System.Diagnostics.StackTrace class. You can create the object and walk over the frames.

StackTrace st = new StackTrace();
foreach (var frame in st.GetFrames())
{
    Console.WriteLine(frame.GetFileName().ToString()
        + ":"
        + frame.GetFileLineNumber().ToString());
}

Answer 2

Essentially, if you want a consistent solution you are out of luck.

You can get a hodge podge solution by storing the stack trace on exception construction.

But, there are no hooks in the framework that are called when an exception is thrown.

Answer 3

Use StackTrace class with constructor accepting Exception:

static void ShowExceptionStackTrace(Exception ex)
{
    var stackTrace = new StackTrace(ex, true);

    foreach (var frame in stackTrace.GetFrames())
        Console.WriteLine(frame.GetMethod().Name);
}