KeyNotFoundException Class (System.Collections.Generic)

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KeyNotFoundException Class

The exception that is thrown when the key specified for accessing an element in a collection does not match any key in the collection.

Namespace: System.Collections.Generic
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<SerializableAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Class KeyNotFoundException _
    Inherits SystemException _
    Implements ISerializable

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As KeyNotFoundException

[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public class KeyNotFoundException : SystemException, 
    ISerializable

Visual C++

[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class KeyNotFoundException : public SystemException, 
    ISerializable

JScript

public class KeyNotFoundException extends SystemException implements ISerializable

Remarks

A KeyNotFoundException is thrown when an operation attempts to retrieve an element from a collection using a key that does not exist in that collection.

KeyNotFoundException uses the HRESULT COR_E_KEYNOTFOUND, which has the value 0x80131577.

For a list of initial property values for an instance of the KeyNotFoundException class, see the KeyNotFoundException constructors.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System..::.Exception
    System..::.SystemException
      System.Collections.Generic..::.KeyNotFoundException

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.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

KeyNotFoundException Members

System.Collections.Generic Namespace