How to create error page in Sitecore

In every Sitecore application, you have to create error page. Error can be occurred at any time anywhere in application [We developers are always right. Errors are always due to incorrect contents entered by content editor J].

Anyway here are the steps to implement it

·         Create template, layout and content item for error page. I am creating only two fields in template here – Error Title, Error Message

·         On error page, I am displaying information of both these fields entered by content tree.

·         Generally I am creating single layout for all the contents. So I implemented the Page_Error event to capture all the error generated at layout page level.

·         Here is code

/// <summary>

/// page-level exception handler

/// </summary>

/// <param name="sender"></param>

/// <param name="e"></param>

public void Page_Error(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

    // retrieve the last exception

    Exception exception = HttpContext.Current.Server.GetLastError();

    // handle any exception

    if (exception != null)

    {

        string error = exception.ToString();

        HttpContext.Current.Server.ClearError();

        ErrorLog(error);

    }

}

/// <summary>

/// Log and redirect to error page

/// </summary>

/// <param name="error"></param>

private void ErrorLog(string error)

{

    // log and clear the exception

    Sitecore.Diagnostics.Log.Error(error, this);

    // Pass the error on to the Generic Error page   

    string errorPageURL = Sitecore.Links.LinkManager.GetItemUrl(Sitecore.Context.Database.Items.GetItem(new ID("{SSSS778C-JKHJ-SKSK-A01C-411E2028KKKK}")));

    Response.Redirect(errorPageURL);

}

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