Elmah error logging, can I just log a message?

Question

I just installed Elmah (https://code.google.com/p/elmah/) for my ASP.NET application. Is it possible to log a message without creating an Exception first?

catch(Exception e) {     Exception ex = new Exception("ID = 1", e);     ErrorSignal.FromCurrentContext().Raise(ex); } 

So is it possible to do:

ErrorSignal.FromCurrentContext().log("Hello I am testing Elmah"); 

Answer 1

Yes, you can use ErrorSignal without throwing an exception.

ErrorSignal.FromCurrentContext().Raise(new NotSupportedException()); 

For the custom message, you can create a custom exception.

var customEx = new Exception("Hello I am testing Elmah", new NotSupportedException());  ErrorSignal.FromCurrentContext().Raise(customEx); 

Answer 2

Try this

Elmah.ErrorSignal.FromCurrentContext().Raise(new Exception("Your message"));