Get name of specific Exception

Question

Is this the best method for getting the name of a specific Exception in C#:

ex.GetType().ToString()

It is in a generic exception handler:

catch (Exception ex)

Answer 1

ex.GetType().Name or ex.GetType().FullName for the fully qualified name.

Answer 2

Try ex.GetType().Name

try
{           
    object test = null;
    test.ToString();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{   
    Console.WriteLine(ex.GetType().Name);
}

Gives this..

NullReferenceException