How to print full stack trace in exception?

Question

For example, in one place...

//---------------a try {     // some network call } catch(WebException we) {     throw new MyCustomException("some message ....", we); } 

...and in another place...

//--------------b try {     // invoke code above } catch(MyCustomException we) {     Debug.Writeline(we.stacktrace);   // <---------------- } 

The stacktrace I print, it only start from a to b, it doesnt include the inner stacktrace from the WebException.

How can I print all the stacktrace???

Answer 1

I usually use the .ToString() method on exceptions to present the full exception information (including the inner stack trace) in text:

catch (MyCustomException ex) {     Debug.WriteLine(ex.ToString()); } 

Sample output:

ConsoleApplication1.MyCustomException: some message .... ---> System.Exception: Oh noes!    at ConsoleApplication1.SomeObject.OtherMethod() in C:\ConsoleApplication1\SomeObject.cs:line 24    at ConsoleApplication1.SomeObject..ctor() in C:\ConsoleApplication1\SomeObject.cs:line 14    --- End of inner exception stack trace ---    at ConsoleApplication1.SomeObject..ctor() in C:\ConsoleApplication1\SomeObject.cs:line 18    at ConsoleApplication1.Program.DoSomething() in C:\ConsoleApplication1\Program.cs:line 23    at ConsoleApplication1.Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\ConsoleApplication1\Program.cs:line 13