C# provides three keywords to handle exceptions.

·         try

·         catch

·         finally

The try block

The lines of code which we think can generate error; we put them in try block. If exception is raised code compilation is transferred to catch block.

The catch block

When exception occurs code compilation is transferred to catch block and code inside catch block is executed. We can have more than one catch block for one try block.

The finally block

Finally block is executed after try block regardless of the occurrence of error. Finally block contains all cleanup codes. For example, if there is no need of open connection to the database after try block we can write code for connection close in finally block.

Example

This code is written inside try block, as there is possibility that we could be trying to insert same record already present in database with unique attribute or connection to the database is not open.

try
   {
   System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommandBuilder cb;
   cb = new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommandBuilder(da);
   DataRow dr = dt.Rows[count];
   dr[0] = txtId.Text;
   dr[1] = txtName.Text;
   dr[2] = txtAddress.Text;
   da.Update(ds, "Employee");
   MessageBox.Show("Data Updates");
    }

Catch block will catch any error occurred in try block and display message box with exception detail.

  catch (Exception ex)
    {
      MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
  }

Finally block will be executed regardless of error occurred or not.

            finally
            {
                con.Close();
            }

There should be no code between these blocks.  

Following are some common exception classes.