ASP.NET Web API Throw Exception

Question

I'm trying to throw an exception from my Web API controller. The problem is that my JavaScript code doesn't get any data back.

throw new HttpResponseException(HttpStatusCode.NoContent);

In my jQuery ajax function I don't get anything back. I get undefined back from the ajax call. So basically what is the proper way of handling errors from the server?

Answer 1

I feel very stupid right now, i tried a diffrent StatusCode and now i actully got some data back. I assumed every statusCode woulde return some value. This status code literaly returns NoContent.