Catching Exceptions Without a Variable
You do not always need to specify a variable in the Catch block. This can be the case in which you want to take the same action independently from the exception that occurred. For example, consider the following code:
Try Dim result As String = My.Computer.FileSystem.ReadAllText("C:\MyFile.txt")Catch ex As Exception Console.WriteLine("A general error occurred")End Try
The ex variable is not being used and no specific exceptions are handled. So the preceding code can be rewritten as follows, without the ex variable:
Try Dim result As String = My.Computer.FileSystem.ReadAllText("C:\MyFile.txt")Catch Console.WriteLine("A general ...
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