How do I display proper sqlite exception messages in C#?

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I need to customize my error messages like the 'Unique Constrain Failed' and the 'Table does not exist' exception. How do I do this?

What I have tried:

catch (SQLiteException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Error "+ex);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Error " + ex);
            }

Gives too much technical errors which will confuse users. I do not expect my users to see any errors but if they do, I want them to see proper ones. How do I check which type of error is caught by the SQLiteException?

Posted 20-Jan-18 23:21pm

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Updated 20-Jan-18 23:33pm

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2018-01-20T23:33:00

SqLite uses error codes, which the SqLiteConnection, SqLiteCommand, and suchlike classes convert into Exceptions. Having said that, the SqLiteException class returns teh error code to your app: SqliteException.SqliteErrorCode Property[^] - so you can use that to determine what the problem is and report that to your users.
There is a table here[^] which "names" the error codes.