TextTransformation.Error Method

Creates a new error to store information about errors that occur during the text template transformation process.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating.12.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating.12.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Error ( _
    message As String _
)

public void Error(
    string message
)

public:
void Error(
    String^ message
)

member Error : 
        message:string -> unit

public function Error(
    message : String
)

Parameters

• message
  Type: System.String

  A message that describes the error.

Remarks

Adds the error to the collection of Errors for the text template transformation process. Sets the line number of the error to -1, and the column number of the error to -1 by default.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates calling the Error method from a text template. Paste this code into any text template file and run the text template transformation to see the results. The error will appear in the Error List.

<#
    string firstName = null;

    if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(firstName))
    {
        //raise an error, this will appear in the error list
        Error("I have no name.");
    }
#> 

<#
    Dim firstName as string = ""

    If string.IsNullOrEmpty(firstName) Then

        'raise an error, this will appear in the error list
        Me.Error("I have no name.")
    End If
#>

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

TextTransformation Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating Namespace

Errors

Other Resources

How to: Generate Errors and Warnings from Text Templates