Can multiple catch blocks be executed in a C# program?

There can be multiple catch blocks, but only the one that first matches the exception type is executed. That means you need to order the catch blocks properly.

sachin hkr

7y

11

Yes, we can write multiple catch blocks in a program , but the child exception (like NullRefernceException, OutOfIndexRangeException etc.) should be written first and the parent exception(i.e. Exception) should be written in last.But only one exception will be executed at a time.

Shaikh Ateeque

6y

5

No, you can use multiple catch blocks but at time only one will execute.

Naveen Bisht

7y

4

No, we can have mutliple catch blocks but the one which matches with the exception first will be going to execute.

Vivek Kumar

6y

3

yes we can execute multiple catch blocks...

Gajendra Jangid

6y

3

A multiple catch block is allowed with different exception filters.

6y

Yes

6y

maximum one catch block will be executed.

jubula samal

7y

3

No, we can write multiple catch block but only one is executed at a time.

Ravi Patel

5y

2

No, multiple catch blocks can't be executed in C#.

Anil Debata

6y

2

No, we can write multiple catch block but only one is executed at a time.

Abhishek Shrivastava

6y

2

No. Only one catch block execute at a time.

6y

Yes

6y

We can have multiple catch blocks but only one catch block will be execute at a time.

Salman Beg

6y

2

yes you can....when u want to know which type error coming like null ref,divide by zero,arithmetic like so many error types is there in .net due to multiple blocks code lines will increase so for this better to put Exception, it is the super class for all error types,if you put Exception no need to put multiple blocks.every error will caught by the Exception

kommuri lakshmiah

6y

2

Yes, we can write multiple catch blocks , but the child exception should be written first and the parent exception should be written last.But only one exception will be executed at a time.

Sneha Reddy

6y

2

You can have multiple catch block but Only one catch block will be fired.

Abhinav Singh

6y

2

Yes, we can write multiple catch blocks but the parent exception should be written last, because once if the compiler enters in to the parent exception catch block then it will not go to the child exceptions

Sneha Reddy

7y

2

I would add that it could be possible for more than one catch block in the program to be executed if one catch block were to throw a new exception which was caught by a different try/catch block.

Alan Moore

7y

2

No. Only one exception block will be executed if there is any exception. finally block will be executed every time , the control enters try block.

Bhanuprasad Mitturi

7y

2

We can have multiple catch blocks for single try block. But only one catch concern catch block gets executed for that try block.

Sreekanth Reddy

7y

2

No, Only one catch block will exeute

Rashmiranjan Dalabehera

7y

2

No we cannot execute multiple catch blocks for the same try statement. This is because in all cases in case of exception only once the catch statement is executed. After that control goes to finally block if present or code below the try-catch block. You can analyse it in this way like if you have bowled a single ball in Cricket then only one player need to bat that thrown ball. Also while you write multiple catch statements then order in which catch statements are written also matters. Always write child exception first and then parent exceptions. Otherwise if the thrown exception encounters the parent exception catch block then it will never reach child exception catch block.

Kapil Gaur

7y

2

You can write multiple catch blocks in a C# program but only one will be executed at one time after which control will go to the finally block, if it exists.

Munib Butt

5y

1

At a time only one catch block will executed.

Tamil Selvan

5y

1

No multiple catch blocks is not executed .what type of exception is occurred that appropriate catch block will be executed.

gowthami budhula

6y

1

One exception block only executed at the time and every time finally block will be excecuted.

Tamil Selvan

6y

1

You can have multiple catch blocks, one exception will be executed at a time.

Tamil Selvan

6y

1

No multiple catch block cant be executed when any error occurs in the program only one catch block is execute and then control is transferred to the finally block.

Saurabh Vasani

6y

1

This block is only going to execute when the exception raised in the program. ... If you use multiple catch blocks for the same type of exception, then it will give you a compile-time error because C# does not allow you to use multiple catch block for the same type of exception

Tamal Marick

6y

1

We can Define Multiple Catch Block With Different Type of Exceptions,But Only One Catch Block Is Executed which exception type is matched with type of exception raised by Application.

kajal rane

6y

1

No, It's not possible

Guest User

6y

1

We can write multiple catch blocks, but at a time only the one exception is executed. If we handle exception and not raise it then next catch will be execute.

Hidayat Sawardekar

6y

1

Yes, we can write multiple catch blocks , but the child exception should be written first and the parent exception should be written last.But only one exception will be executed at a time.

6y

Yes

6y

yes

6y

No.

7y

In a C# program only one catch block will be executed.

When an exception is thrown, the runtime checks each catch block in order, starting from the top, to see if the exception matches the type of the catch block. Once the first matching catch block is found, it is executed, and the remaining catch blocks are ignored.

Therefore, it is important to arrange catch blocks in the correct order, with more specific catch blocks first and more general catch blocks last, to ensure that exceptions are caught and handled appropriately. If a more general catch block is placed before a more specific one, it will catch exceptions that should have been handled by the specific catch block, resulting in incorrect program behavior.

Tuhin Paul

2y

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