Which is the proper way to logging an exception in silverlight.?

Uday Gaikwad

16y5.8kC#

I want to log an exception in silverlight application. So I have created the My framework for excption logginn on server side and i m logging an errors using WCF method. I have seen an artilcle in which they have given an procdure for exception logging in silverlight that is below
private void btnClick_Open(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
try
{
//Code.......
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
//Calling exception logging from catch block.
webService.LogExceptionAsync(ex.message);
webService.LogExceptionCompleted+=new EventHandler(webService.LogExceptionCompleted);
}
}

public void webService_LogExceptionCompleted(object sender, LogExceptionCompletedEventArgs e)
{
e.Handle = true;
}

Is this the proper way to log an exception or is there another standerd way to log an erros..?

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Hemant Kumar14y ago
Hi Uday,

I think the best option to store the Log Errors is in a File or XML file rather than the Web Service.

Refer this link
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/9538/Exception-Handling-Best-Practices-in-NET
Uday Gaikwad16y ago
Hi Mahesh,
I am using the same freesource API Log4Net for exception logging.
I have deploy the webservice and in web service i have implemented the log4Net and all logs i am storing on physical location of server on C:\ drive.
But my question is that i am trying to log the exception on silverlight application that executes and perform the operation on client side only......If any error occur at client side that error i want to log.......so I am calling LogExcepion method of WCF from catch block of silverlight application........Is this the correct way.! or we can go with the different solution.
Mahesh Chand16y ago
I am not sure if a Webservice is a proper way of logging an exception. Unless you have a need of storing exceptions in a remote database or server and you do not have access to the database or server or local file system. Using web approach to store logs is a costly method.
I would log exceptions on local machine either in a local database or text or XML files.
Log4Net is one of the best open source API to implement logging in your applications.