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Asked: 2026-05-25T18:49:47+00:00

I’m looking through some code and I found e.ToString() and I was wondering if

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I’m looking through some code and I found e.ToString() and I was wondering if there is a difference to using the ToString() method instead of .Message ?

Reading below, it sounds like it returns more info.

From Microsoft’s Docs

ToString
Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.
Overridden. Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception.

Message
Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.
Gets a message that describes the current exception.

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  1. Editorial Team

    If you’re looking to get as much information as possible in one go, call ToString():

    The default implementation of ToString obtains the name of the class that threw the current exception, the message (my emphasis), the result of calling ToString on the inner exception, and the result of calling Environment.StackTrace. If any of these members is Nothing, its value is not included in the returned string.

    It’s convenient that you don’t have to append all the individual elements together yourself, checking to make sure none are null, etc. It’s all built in…

    Exception.ToString Method

    You can also check out the actual source code at reference.microsoft.com.

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