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Do not raise reserved exception types

.NET Framework 2.0

TypeName

DoNotRaiseReservedExceptionTypes

CheckId

CA2201

Category

Microsoft.Usage

Breaking Change

Breaking

A method raises an exception type that is too general or that is reserved by the runtime.

The following exception types are too general to provide sufficient information to the user:

The following exception types are reserved and should be thrown only by the common language runtime:

To fix a violation of this rule, change the type of the thrown exception to a specific type that is not one of the reserved types.

Do not exclude a warning from this rule.

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