Always Handle Certain Exceptions in MVC API

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Is it possible to make my API always handle given exceptions? In every single method, I am catching DbEntityValidationExceptions and ValidationExceptions. Every method implements these catch the same way. Is there a way to delegate a routeine that my API or project can use anytime one of these errors gets thrown?

Here is an example of what every method looks like (Again this is an APIController to be specific):

 try { //Do something } catch(ValidationException ex) { var errors = ErrorsAdd(new[] { ex.ValidationResult }); throw new HttpResponseException(Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, errors, _format)); } catch (DbEntityValidationException ex) { var errors = ErrorsAdd(ex.EntityValidationErrors); throw new HttpResponseException(Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, errors, _format)); }

Kasper Holdum · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-29 21:42:44Z

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Create a global filter that handles those exceptions and acts appropriately. In a default MVC site there should already be an ErrorFilter that handles all exceptions. You can create one just like it, except only handling specific errors.

answered Nov 29, 2012 at 21:42

Kasper Holdum

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Michael Norgren Over a year ago

I was unaware of this. I will have to look into that a bit more in depth. I'm assuming that the types of Exceptions you don't trap for will get thrown the same way as they normally would, correct?

Kasper Holdum Over a year ago

Correct, you get to hook in and change behaviour or alternatively just pass on the opportunity

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