The exception that is thrown when there is an attempt to dereference a null object reference.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<SerializableAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Class NullReferenceException
Inherits SystemException
Dim instance As NullReferenceException
[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public class NullReferenceException : SystemException
[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class NullReferenceException : public SystemException
/** @attribute SerializableAttribute() */
/** @attribute ComVisibleAttribute(true) */
public class NullReferenceException extends SystemException
SerializableAttribute
ComVisibleAttribute(true)
public class NullReferenceException extends SystemException
Note that applications throw the ArgumentNullException exception rather than the NullReferenceException exception discussed here.
The following Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) instructions throw NullReferenceException :
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callvirt
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cpblk
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cpobj
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initblk
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ldelem.<type>
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ldelema
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ldfld
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ldflda
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ldind.<type>
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ldlen
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stelem.<type>
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stfld
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stind.<type>
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throw
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unbox
NullReferenceException uses the HRESULT COR_E_NULLREFERENCE, which has the value 0x80004003.
For a list of initial property values for an instance of NullReferenceException, see the NullReferenceException constructors.
System.Object
System.Exception
System.SystemException
System.NullReferenceException
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 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.0