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.net Exception catch block

Asked 2011-03-17T21:24:20.807
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What's the difference between the following catch blocks?

try
{
    ...
}
catch
{
    ...
}

and

try
{
    ...
}
catch(Exception)
{
    ...
}

I realize, in either case, the exception instance is not available but is there anything that I can do with one that is not possible with the other?

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I don't believe there is a difference, and a tool like Resharper would tell you that the catch(Exception) is redundant in the second instance, UNLESS you also inserted other catch(SomeSubclassException) exception handling blocks before Exception to apply different exception handling logic for other exception conditions.

answered 2011-03-17T21:27:08.347

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