The exception that is thrown when a socket error occurs.
(in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public Class SocketException _
Inherits Win32Exception
Dim instance As SocketException
[SerializableAttribute]
public class SocketException : Win32Exception
[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class SocketException : public Win32Exception
public class SocketException extends Win32Exception
A SocketException is thrown by the Socket and Dns classes when an error occurs with the network.
The default constructor for the SocketException class sets the ErrorCode property to the last operating system socket error that occurred. For more information about socket error codes, see the Windows Sockets version 2 API error code documentation on MSDN.
Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows CE Platform Note: Not all socket options are supported by the .NET Compact Framework.
System..::.Object
System..::.Exception
System..::.SystemException
System.Runtime.InteropServices..::.ExternalException
System.ComponentModel..::.Win32Exception
System.Net.Sockets..::.SocketException
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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
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.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
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