Far too many times I see incorrect exception rethrowing in C#.


"Re-throwing" an exception like this is incorrect, as the stack trace will be reset.

catch ( FooException ex )
{
       throw ex; // WRONG Sad
}


This is the correct way to rethrow an exception.

catch ( FooException ex )
{
       throw; // CORRECT Smiley
}

Please note that a trace of the stack is only taken when the "throw" keyword is executed. In Java the stack trace is taken when an exception is instantiated. This is a subtle but large difference.