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Postsharp: How to set the return value after an exception


Using Postsharp, how do you set the return value after an exception has been thrown?

I thought this would work:

namespace MvcApplication3.Controllers
{
    public class ValuesController : ApiController
    {
        // GET api/values/5
        [MyExceptionHandler]
        public string Get(int id)
        {
            string value = GetValue(id);
            return value;
        }

        private string GetValue(int id)
        {
            throw new DivideByZeroException();
        }
    }

    [Serializable]
    public class MyExceptionHandler : OnExceptionAspect
    {
        public override void OnException(MethodExecutionArgs args)
        {
            args.FlowBehavior = FlowBehavior.Continue;
            args.ReturnValue = "Error Getting Value";
        }
    }
}

Solution

  • I figured it out.

    You need to Return from the function, not continue.

        public override void OnException(MethodExecutionArgs args)
        {
            args.FlowBehavior = FlowBehavior.Return;
            args.ReturnValue = "Error Getting Value";
        }