SocketException Class (System.Net.Sockets)

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SocketException Class

The exception that is thrown when a socket error occurs.

Namespace: System.Net.Sockets
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<SerializableAttribute> _
Public Class SocketException _
    Inherits Win32Exception

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As SocketException

[SerializableAttribute]
public class SocketException : Win32Exception

Visual C++

[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class SocketException : public Win32Exception

JScript

public class SocketException extends Win32Exception

Remarks

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.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System..::.Exception
    System..::.SystemException
      System.Runtime.InteropServices..::.ExternalException
        System.ComponentModel..::.Win32Exception
          System.Net.Sockets..::.SocketException

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

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, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

SocketException Members

System.Net.Sockets Namespace

Exception