Exception Members (System)

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Exception Members

Represents errors that occur during application execution.

The Exception type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Exception	Overloaded. Initializes a new instance of the Exception class.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object 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.
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetObjectData	When overridden in a derived class, sets the SerializationInfo with information about the exception.
	GetType	Overloaded.
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Overrides Object..::.ToString()()().)

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Properties

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

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