---
title: "How to re-throw an exception correctly"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/4/13/how-to-re-throw-an-exception-correctly.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/4/13/how-to-re-throw-an-exception-correctly.html"
published: "2004-04-13T14:15:00"
updated: "2004-04-13T14:15:00"
tags: [".Net Quotations"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "A smart tip on throwing exceptions by Brad . (via Scott )"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# How to re-throw an exception correctly

By Roy Osherove April 13, 2004 In [.Net Quotations](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-quotations)

**Historical article** · Originally published April 13, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

<table><tbody><tr><td><em>A smart tip on </em><a href="http://dotnetguy.techieswithcats.com/archives/004118.shtml"><em>throwing exceptions</em></a><em> by </em><a href="http://dotnetguy.techieswithcats.com/"><em>Brad</em></a><em>.<img alt="" decoding="async" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://osherove.com/img/wb/0e6f685a_scottwater.com_blog_aggbug_11779.aspx" width="1"></em></td></tr></tbody></table>

(via [Scott](http://scottwater.com/blog/archive/2004/04/12/11779.aspx))

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