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# Avoid empty catch sections

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `csharp-best-practices/no-empty-catch`

**Language:** C#

**Severity:** Warning

**Category:** Best Practices

## Description{% #description %}

Exceptions must be appropriately handled and have code to recover from the exceptions. If no recovery is added, the code should at least log the error.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```csharp
class MyClass {
    public static void routine()
    {
        try {
            doSomething();
        } catch (MyException ex) {
            
        }
    }
}
```

```csharp
class MyClass {
    public static void routine()
    {
        try {
            doSomething();
        } catch (MyException ex) {
            // comment
        }
    }
}
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```csharp
class MyClass {
    public static void routine()
    {
        try {
            doSomething();
        } catch (MyException ex) {
            handleException();
        }
    }
}
```
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