How can I detect a ThreadAbortException in a finally block? (.NET)

Question

I have some critical logic in a finally block (with an empty try block), because I want to guarantee that the code gets executed even if the thread is aborted. However, I\'d

Answer 1

I agree with arul. Calling Thread.Abort() is a sign of bad design.

Let me quote Peter Ritchie from MSDN: Thread.Abort (emphasis is mine):

There's many reasons not to use Thread.Abort and ThreadAbortException

On certain platforms (like x64 and IA64) the abort can occur before Monitor.Enter and a try block (even with lock/SyncLock), leaving the monitor orphaned. The ThreadAbortException can occur in 3rd party code not written to handle thread abort. The thread can be aborted while processing a finally block in .NET 1.x Uses exceptions for normal control flow logic. Asynchronous exception can interrupt modification of shard state or resources, leaving them corrupted.

For more detail see:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/peterritchie/archive/2007/08/22/thead-abort-is-a-sign-of-a-poorly-designed-program.aspx
http://www.bluebytesoftware.com/blog/2007/01/30/MonitorEnterThreadAbortsAndOrphanedLocks.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/ericlippert/archive/2007/08/17/subtleties-of-c-il-codegen.aspx