Catch block is empty

• Jun 07, 2019

CodeRush Classic shows the Catch block is empty code issue if a catch block contains nothing.

Fix

Add the needed code to the empty catch block.

Purpose

Catch block is empty directs your attention to empty catch blocks, because they usually denote an incomplete code.

Example

C#

private string _Data;
public void SaveData(string path)
{
    try
    {
        File.WriteAllText(path, _Data);
    }
    catch (Exception │ex)
    {

    }
}

Fix:

C#

private string _Data;
public void SaveData(string path)
{
    try
    {
        File.WriteAllText(path, _Data);
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
    }
}