ProviderException Class (System.Configuration.Provider)

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ProviderException Class

The exception that is thrown when a configuration provider error has occurred. This exception class is also used by providers to throw exceptions when internal errors occur within the provider that do not map to other pre-existing exception classes.

Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
  System.Exception
    System.Configuration.Provider.ProviderException

Namespace:  System.Configuration.Provider
Assembly:  System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public Class ProviderException _
	Inherits Exception
C#
[SerializableAttribute]
public class ProviderException : Exception
Visual C++
[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class ProviderException : public Exception
F#
[<SerializableAttribute>]
type ProviderException =  
    class
        inherit Exception
    end

The ProviderException type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  Name Description
Public method ProviderException() Infrastructure. Creates a new instance of the ProviderException class.
Public method ProviderException(String) Infrastructure. Creates a new instance of the ProviderException class.
Protected method ProviderException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext) Infrastructure. Creates a new instance of the ProviderException class.
Public method ProviderException(String, Exception) Infrastructure. Creates a new instance of the ProviderException class.
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Properties
  Name Description
Public property Data Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
Public property HelpLink Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
Protected property HResult Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
Public property InnerException Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
Public property Message Gets a message that describes the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
Public property Source Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error. (Inherited from Exception.)
Public property StackTrace Gets a string representation of the immediate frames on the call stack. (Inherited from Exception.)
Public property TargetSite Gets the method that throws the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
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Methods
  Name Description
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetBaseException When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions. (Inherited from Exception.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetObjectData When overridden in a derived class, sets the SerializationInfo with information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
Public method GetType Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
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Events
  Name Description
Protected event 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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Remarks

The ProviderException is thrown when any error occurs while loading a configuration provider.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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.
See Also

Reference

System.Configuration.Provider Namespace
ProviderBase