<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <codesnippets xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/CodeSnippet"> <codesnippet format="1.0.0"> <header> <title>Exit Current Process and Write an Error to the Event Log Without Processing Try-Catch-Finally Code Blocks</title> <shortcut>failfast</shortcut> <description>The System.Environment.FailFast method ends the current process without running any code inside of any try-catch-finally blocks or Finalizer methods and writes an optional error message to the Event Log. Calling FailFast will result in the current aplication exiting in a brute manner. Use FailFast only in situations where executing any additional code in the application is unwanted. The only code that is permitted to execute after a FailFast call is the finalizer of an instantiated class that inherets from the CriticalFinalizerObject class.</description> <author>C# .Net Fun - http://www.dotnetfun.com - Michael G.</author> </header> <snippet> <declarations> <literal> <id></id> <type></type> <tooltip></tooltip> <default></default> </literal> <object> <id>strErrorMessage</id> <type>System.String</type> <tooltip>The error message to write to the application event log when FailFast is called.</tooltip> <default>"Test Error!"</default> </object> </declarations> <code language="CSharp"> <![CDATA[ // NOTE: This code snippet is designed for VS.NET 2005 or later. try { String strErrorMessage = $strErrorMessage$; System.Environment.FailFast(strErrorMessage); } catch { // this code will NOT execute; neither will finalizers } finally { // this code will NOT execute } ]> </code> </snippet> </codesnippet> </codesnippets>