C#: Equivalent of the python try/catch/else block

I would prefer to see the rest of the code outside the try/catch so it is clear where the exception you are trying to catch is coming from and that you don't accidentally catch an exception that you weren't trying to catch.

I think the closest equivalent to the Python try/catch/else is to use a local boolean variable to remember whether or not an exception was thrown.

bool success; try { foo(); success = true; } catch (MyException) { recover(); success = false; } if (success) { bar(); } 

But if you are doing this, I'd ask why you don't either fully recover from the exception so that you can continue as if there had been success, or else fully abort by returning an error code or even just letting the exception propagate to the caller.

Barbaric solution: create an Else class derived from Exception, throw an instance of it at the end of the try block, and use catch (Else) {...} to handle the other stuff.

I feel so dirty.

C# does not have such a concept, so you are just left with three options,

• put the else code inside the try.
• put the else code outside the try catch block, use a local variable to indicate success or failure, and an if block around your else code.
• put the else code in the finally block, use a local variable to indicate success or failure, and an if block arount you else code.

This will might get downvoted but doesn't c# have goto(note I have almost no c# knowledge so I have no idea if this works).

what about something like

try { ... } catch(Exception ex) { ... goto Jump_past_tryelse } ...//Code to execute if the try block DID NOT fail Jump_past_tryelse: ... 

Allow me to repeat an idea from a similar StackOverflow question. You cannot do this directly, but you can write a method that encapsulates the behavior you need. Look at the original question to see how to implement the method (if you're not familiar with lambda expressions and Func delegates). The usage could look like this:

TryExceptRaise(() => { // code that can throw exception }, (Exception e) => { // code to run in case of an exception return (...); }, () => { // code to run if there is no exception return (...); }); 

Just put your "else" block before the catch. Then, it will only execute if code execution reaches that point:

try { fee(); fi(); foe(); fum(); /// put your "else" stuff here. /// It will only be executed if fee-fi-foe-fum did not fail. } catch(Exception e) { // handle exception } 

Given that, I fail to see the use of try..catch...else unless there's something vital missing from the OP's description.

With C# version 7, you could use local functions to emulate this behaviour:

Example 1: (since C# version 7)

void Main() { void checkedCode() { try { foo(); } catch (Exception ex) { recover(); return; } // ElseCode here } checkedCode(); } 

If you prefer lambda syntax, you could also declare a run method

void Run(Action r) { r(); } 

which only needs to be there once in your code, and then use the pattern for anonymous methods as follows

Example 2: (older C# versions and C# version 7)

Run(() => { try { foo(); } catch (Exception) { recover(); return; } // ElseCode here }); 

whereever you need to enclose code in a safe context.

Try it in DotNetFiddle

using System; public class Program { public static void Main() { var objDemo = new Demo(); objDemo.runWithException = false; objDemo.Example1(); // now the same with exception objDemo.runWithException = true; objDemo.Example1(); Console.WriteLine(); objDemo.runWithException = false; objDemo.Example2(); // now the same with exception objDemo.runWithException = true; objDemo.Example2(); } } public class Demo { public bool runWithException { get; set; } = false; public void Example1() { void checkedCode() { try { foo(); } catch (Exception) { recover(); return; } // ElseCode here Console.WriteLine("Hello from else"); } checkedCode(); } void Run(Action r) { r(); } public void Example2() { Run(() => { try { foo(); } catch (Exception) { recover(); return; } // ElseCode here Console.WriteLine("Hello from else"); }); } public void foo() { Console.WriteLine("Hello from foo()"); if (this.runWithException) throw new ApplicationException("TestException"); } public void recover() { Console.WriteLine("Hello from recover()"); } } 

Notes:

• In both examples a function context is created so that we can use return; to exit on error.
• You can find a similar pattern like the one used in Example 2 in JavaScript: Self-invoking anonymous functions (e.g. JQuery uses them). Because in C# you cannot self-invoke, the helper method Run is used.
• Since Run does not have to be a local function, Example 2 works with older C# versions as well
• If you want to learn more about Python (more general information), look here.

You could do something like this:

if (!IsReadOnly) { T newobj = null; try { newobj = DataPortal.Update<T>(this); } catch (DataPortalException) { // TODO: Implement DataPortal.Update<T>() recovery mechanism } if (newobj != null) { List<string> keys = new List<string>(BasicProperties.Keys); foreach (string key in keys) { BasicProperties[key] = newobj.BasicProperties[key]; } } } 

that would be the empty statement like hits

try { somethingThatCanThrow(); } catch(Exception ex) { LogException(ex); return; } ContinueFlow(); 

if (!IsReadOnly) { T newobj; bool Done; try { newobj = DataPortal.Update<T>(this); List<string> keys = new List<string>(BasicProperties.Keys); foreach (string key in keys) { BasicProperties[key] = newobj.BasicProperties[key]; } Done = true; } catch (DataPortalException) { // TODO: Implement DataPortal.Update<T>() recovery mechanism Done = false; } finally { if (newobj != null && Done == false) { List<string> keys = new List<string>(BasicProperties.Keys); foreach (string key in keys) { BasicProperties[key] = newobj.BasicProperties[key]; } } } }