ASP.NET in a Nutshell

Name

ErrorPage

Synopsis

String = Page.ErrorPage
Page.ErrorPage = String

Returns or sets the name of the page to redirect to in the event of an unhandled page exception.

Parameters

String

A String value that indicates the name of the page to redirect to in the event of an unhandled page exception.

Example

The example below changes the ErrorPage property and shows that executed page when an unhandled exception occurs in the page:

Sub Page_Load(  )
   Page.ErrorPage = "ErrorPage_Handler.aspx"
   Dim x, y, overflow As Integer
   x = 1
   y = 0
   overflow = x/y
   'This code will not be executed
   Message.Text = "Error Page is " & Page.ErrorPage & "."
End Sub

The Page_Load for ErrorPage_Handler.aspx is shown below:

Sub Page_Load(  )
   Message.Text = "We're sorry. An error occurred during the" & _
      " processing of your request. Please try again later."
End Sub

Notes

The ErrorPage property can also be specified using the ErrorPage attribute of the @ Page directive.