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FileFormatException Class

.NET Framework 4.5

The exception that is thrown when an input file or a data stream that is supposed to conform to a certain file format specification is malformed.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Exception
    System.SystemException
      System.FormatException
        System.IO.FileFormatException

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: WindowsBase (in WindowsBase.dll)

Syntax

C++

[SerializableAttribute]
public class FileFormatException : FormatException, 
	ISerializable

The FileFormatException type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	FileFormatException()	Creates a new instance of the FileFormatException class.
	FileFormatException(String)	Creates a new instance of the FileFormatException class with a specified error message.
	FileFormatException(Uri)	Creates a new instance of the FileFormatException class with a source URI value.
	FileFormatException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)	Creates a new instance of the FileFormatException class and initializes it with serialized data. This constructor is called during deserialization to reconstitute the exception object transmitted over a stream.
	FileFormatException(String, Exception)	Creates a new instance of the FileFormatException class with a specified error message and exception type.
	FileFormatException(Uri, Exception)	Creates a new instance of the FileFormatException class with a source URI value and an exception type.
	FileFormatException(Uri, String)	Creates a new instance of the FileFormatException class with a source URI value and a specified error message.
	FileFormatException(Uri, String, Exception)	Creates a new instance of the FileFormatException class with a source URI value, a specified error message, and an exception type.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Data	Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	HelpLink	Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	HResult	Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	InnerException	Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	Message	Gets a message that describes the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	Source	Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error. (Inherited from Exception.)
	SourceUri	Gets the name of a file that caused the FileFormatException.
	StackTrace	Gets a string representation of the immediate frames on the call stack. (Inherited from Exception.)
	TargetSite	Gets the method that throws the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetBaseException	When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions. (Inherited from Exception.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetObjectData	Sets the SerializationInfo object with the file name and additional exception information. (Overrides Exception.GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext).)
	GetType	Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)

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Events

	Name	Description
	SerializeObjectState	Occurs when an exception is serialized to create an exception state object that contains serialized data about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.)

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Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), 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.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Reference

System.IO Namespace

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