Is there a way to filter exceptions in elma using the exception message?
Examples:
"System.Web.HttpException: Request timed out." I don't want to filter out all HttpException, but only the timed-out requests.
"System.Web.HttpException: Maximum request length exceeded."
What I don't want to do is write own code for that. So is it possible to do this with the buildin-web.config configuration?
Thank you!
Yes you can. Just use a regular expression to interrogate the message. See the example below for details on how to compare the exception message.
<errorFilter>
<test>
<!-- http://groups.google.com/group/elmah/t/cbe82cee76cc6321 -->
<and>
<is-type binding='Exception'
type='System.Web.HttpException, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' />
<regex binding='Exception.Message'
pattern='invalid\s+viewstate'
caseSensitive='false' />
<regex binding='Context.Request.UserAgent'
pattern='Trident/4(\.[0-9])*'
caseSensitive='false' />
</and>
</test>
</errorFilter>
You can set up an event handler in your global.asax to avoid ugly configuration regex settings:
void ErrorMail_Filtering(object sender, Elmah.ExceptionFilterEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Exception.Message.Contains("Request timed out"))
e.Dismiss();
}
See Error Filtering.