TargetInvocationException Class (System.Reflection)

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TargetInvocationException Class

The exception that is thrown by methods invoked through reflection. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<SerializableAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class TargetInvocationException _
    Inherits ApplicationException

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TargetInvocationException

[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public sealed class TargetInvocationException : ApplicationException

Visual C++

[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class TargetInvocationException sealed : public ApplicationException

JScript

public final class TargetInvocationException extends ApplicationException

Remarks

TargetInvocationException uses the HRESULT COR_E_TARGETINVOCATION which has the value 0x80131604.

When created, the TargetInvocationException is passed a reference to the exception thrown by the method invoked through reflection. The InnerException property holds the underlying exception.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System..::.Exception
    System..::.ApplicationException
      System.Reflection..::.TargetInvocationException

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, Xbox 360, Zune

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

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

TargetInvocationException Members

System.Reflection Namespace

InnerException

Exception

Other Resources

Handling and Throwing Exceptions