DbException Class (System.Data.Common)

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DbException Class

The base class for all exceptions thrown on behalf of the data source.

Namespace: System.Data.Common
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<SerializableAttribute> _
Public MustInherit Class DbException _
    Inherits ExternalException

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As DbException

[SerializableAttribute]
public abstract class DbException : ExternalException

Visual C++

[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class DbException abstract : public ExternalException

JScript

public abstract class DbException extends ExternalException

Remarks

The DbException class is an abstract class used as the base class for provider-specific exception class implementations.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System..::.Exception
    System..::.SystemException
      System.Runtime.InteropServices..::.ExternalException
        System.Data.Common..::.DbException
          System.Data.Odbc..::.OdbcException
          System.Data.OleDb..::.OleDbException
          System.Data.OracleClient..::.OracleException
          System.Data.SqlClient..::.SqlException

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

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0

Reference

DbException Members

System.Data.Common Namespace

Other Resources

DbProviderFactories (ADO.NET)