_Exception.Message Property (System.Runtime.InteropServices)

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_Exception.Message Property

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Provides COM objects with version-independent access to the Exception.Message property.

Namespace: System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic

ReadOnly Property Message As String

string Message { get; }

Visual C++

property String^ Message {
	String^ get ();
}

abstract Message : string

Property Value

Type: System.String
The error message that explains the reason for the exception, or an empty string("").

Remarks

This method is for access to managed classes from unmanaged code and should not be called from managed code.

The Exception.Message property gets a message that describes the current exception.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Windows Server 8 Beta, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

_Exception Interface

System.Runtime.InteropServices Namespace

Exception.Message