I am using VS .Net 2005 and I am trying to throw an ApplicationException() inside of my method and trap that error with a TRY/CATCH block. However, I can't get this to work. Below is my code.

public void function1()
{
    try
    {
    	//This should trap error.
        this.function2();
    }
    catch (ArgumentException ae)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("An error occurred! -> " + ae.Message);
    }
}

public bool function2()
{
    string lc_value = "";
    if (lc_value == "")
    {
        throw new ApplicationException("My Error occurred!");
    }

    //Continue normal operation.

    return true;
}

I would expect that when the throw new ApplicationException() was triggered, that my CATCH block would gain control and display my custom error message. However, what actually happens is that a VS error dialog displays my custom message and my CATCH block is not called.

How can I trigger a error and capture it with a TRY/CATCH block?

Thanks,

Jerry