Common Callback
Common_Callback_VBNet\App_Code\CustomTool.vb
' Copyright 2011 ESRI
' 
' All rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States
' and applicable international laws, treaties, and conventions.
' 
' You may freely redistribute and use this sample code, with or
' without modification, provided you include the original copyright
' notice and use restrictions.
' 
' See the use restrictions.
' 

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Public Class CustomTool
    Implements ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.Web.UI.WebControls.Tools.IMapServerToolAction
  #Region "IMapServerToolAction Members"

  Private Sub ServerAction(ByVal toolEventArgs As ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.Web.UI.WebControls.ToolEventArgs) Implements ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.Web.UI.WebControls.Tools.IMapServerToolAction.ServerAction
    ' Get a reference to the Web ADF Map Control that was clicked via the tool event
    ' arguments
    Dim adfMap As ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.Web.UI.WebControls.Map = CType(toolEventArgs.Control, ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.Web.UI.WebControls.Map)

    Try
      ' Cast the tool event arguments to a MapPointEventArgs object, which allows direct
      ' access to the map point clicked
      Dim mapPointEventArgs As ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.Web.UI.WebControls.MapPointEventArgs = CType(toolEventArgs, ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.Web.UI.WebControls.MapPointEventArgs)

      ' Center the map at the map point clicked.  Note that initiating the callback and 
      ' handling callback results is done automatically, since we are inheriting from
      ' IMapServerToolAction.  Clicking the map initiates the callback, which in turn
      ' throws to an ICallbackEventHandler implementation embedded in the Web ADF logic.
      ' This then fires IMapServerToolAction.ServerAction, which we are implementing here.
      ' The Web ADF callback implementation then automatically returns any callback results
      ' on the map control to the client.

      adfMap.CenterAt(mapPointEventArgs.MapPoint)
    Catch exception As System.Exception
      Dim errorCallbackResult As ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.Web.UI.WebControls.CallbackResult = ErrorHandling.GetErrorCallback(exception)
      adfMap.CallbackResults.Add(errorCallbackResult)
    End Try
  End Sub

  #End Region
End Class

Public Class ErrorHandling
  ' exception
  Public Shared Function GetErrorCallback(ByVal exception As System.Exception) As ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.Web.UI.WebControls.CallbackResult
    ' Create a callback result to display an error message
    Dim jsAlertErrorMessage As String = GetJavaScriptErrorString(exception)
    Dim alertCallbackResult As ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.Web.UI.WebControls.CallbackResult = ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.Web.UI.WebControls.CallbackResult.CreateJavaScript(jsAlertErrorMessage)
    Return alertCallbackResult
  End Function

  ' Constructs JavaScript necessary to display an error message based on the passed-in exception.
  Public Shared Function GetJavaScriptErrorString(ByVal exception As System.Exception) As String
    ' Get the website's configuration file
    Dim webConfig As System.Configuration.Configuration = System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration(System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Request.ApplicationPath)

    ' Get the "compilation" section of the config file
    Dim compilationSection As System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection = TryCast(webConfig.GetSection("system.web/compilation"), System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection)

    ' If the config file's compilation section specifies debug mode, include 
    ' stack trace information in the error message.  Otherwise, just return 
    ' the exception message.
    Dim errorMessage As String = Nothing
    If (Not compilationSection Is Nothing) AndAlso (compilationSection.Debug) Then
      Dim stackTrace As String = exception.StackTrace.Replace("\", "\\")
      errorMessage = exception.Message & "\n\n" & stackTrace.Trim()
    Else
      errorMessage = exception.Message
    End If

    ' Create a callback result to display an error message
    Dim jsAlertException As String = "alert('" & errorMessage & "')"
    Return jsAlertException
  End Function
End Class