This topic has not yet been rated - Rate this topic

MetadataException Class

[This topic is pre-release documentation and is subject to change in future releases. Blank topics are included as placeholders.]

The exception thrown when errors occur while processing metadata. In this case, the term "metadata" refers to the attributes declared in cmdlets and providers.

Namespace: System.Management.Automation
Assembly: System.Management.Automation (in System.Management.Automation)

Usage

Copy

'Usage
Dim instance As MetadataException

Syntax

C++

Copy

[SerializableAttribute] 
public class MetadataException : RuntimeException

Copy

/** @attribute SerializableAttribute() */ 
public class MetadataException extends RuntimeException

JScript

Copy

SerializableAttribute 
public class MetadataException extends RuntimeException

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.Exception
     System.SystemException
       System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException
        System.Management.Automation.MetadataException
           System.Management.Automation.ArgumentTransformationMetadataException
           System.Management.Automation.ParsingMetadataException
           System.Management.Automation.ValidationMetadataException

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

Target Platforms

Windows Developer Preview, Windows Server Developer Preview

Reference

MetadataException Members
System.Management.Automation Namespace

Other Resources

Windows PowerShell SDK

Send comments about this topic to Microsoft.

Did you find this helpful? Yes No

Not accurate

Not enough depth

Need more code examples

(1500 characters remaining)