ExtraTopLevelOperators.failwithf<'T,'Result> Function (F#)

Print to a string buffer and raise an exception with the given result. Helper printers must return strings.

Namespace/Module Path: Microsoft.FSharp.Core.ExtraTopLevelOperators

Assembly: FSharp.Core (in FSharp.Core.dll)

// Signature:
failwithf : StringFormat<'T,'Result> -> 'T

// Usage:
failwithf format

Parameters

Remarks

This function is named PrintFormatToStringThenFail in compiled assemblies. If you are accessing the member from a language other than F#, or through reflection, use this name.

Example

The following code example illustrates the use of failwithf.

let reportError componentName code =
    failwithf "Component %s reported a failure. Error code: 0x%x" componentName code
reportError "Filesystem monitor" 0x80000005

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2

Version Information

F# Runtime

Supported in: 2.0, 4.0

Silverlight

Supported in: 3

See Also

Reference

Core.ExtraTopLevelOperators Module (F#)

Microsoft.FSharp.Core Namespace (F#)