MissingMethodException Class
The exception that is thrown when there is an attempt to dynamically access a method that does not exist.
System.Exception
System.SystemException
System.MemberAccessException
System.MissingMemberException
System.MissingMethodException
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The MissingMethodException type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | MissingMethodException() | Initializes a new instance of the MissingMethodException class. |
![]() ![]() | MissingMethodException(String) | Initializes a new instance of the MissingMethodException class with a specified error message. |
![]() | MissingMethodException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext) | Initializes a new instance of the MissingMethodException class with serialized data. |
![]() ![]() | MissingMethodException(String, Exception) | Initializes a new instance of the MissingMethodException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception. |
![]() | MissingMethodException(String, String) | Initializes a new instance of the MissingMethodException class with the specified class name and method name. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Data | Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | HelpLink | Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | HResult | Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | InnerException | Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | Message | Gets the text string showing the class name, the method name, and the signature of the missing method. This property is read-only. (Overrides MissingMemberException.Message.) In XNA Framework 3.0, this member is inherited from Exception.Message. |
![]() | Source | Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | StackTrace | Gets a string representation of the immediate frames on the call stack. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | TargetSite | Gets the method that throws the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | GetBaseException | When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetObjectData | Sets the SerializationInfo object with the class name, the member name, the signature of the missing member, and additional exception information. (Inherited from MissingMemberException.) |
![]() ![]() | GetType | Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception.) In XNA Framework 3.0, this member is inherited from Object.GetType(). |
![]() ![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | ToString | Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | SerializeObjectState | Occurs when an exception is serialized to create an exception state object that contains serialized data about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ClassName | Holds the class name of the missing member. (Inherited from MissingMemberException.) |
![]() | MemberName | Holds the name of the missing member. (Inherited from MissingMemberException.) |
![]() | Signature | Holds the signature of the missing member. (Inherited from MissingMemberException.) |
Normally a compilation error is generated if code attempts to access a nonexistent method of a class. MissingMethodException is designed to handle cases where an attempt is made to dynamically access a renamed or deleted method of an assembly that is not referenced by its strong name. MissingMethodException is thrown when code in a dependent assembly attempts to access a missing method in an assembly that was modified.
MissingMethodException uses the HRESULT COR_E_MISSINGMETHOD, that has the value 0x80131513.
For a list of initial property values for an instance of MissingMethodException, see the MissingMethodException constructors.
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This exception is not included in the .NET for Windows Store apps or the Portable Class Library, but it is thrown by some members that are. To catch the exception in that case, write a catch statement for MissingMemberException instead. |
This example shows what happens if you attempt to use reflection to call a method that does not exist and access a field that does not exist. The application recovers by catching the MissingMethodException, MissingFieldException, and MissingMemberException.
using System; using System.Reflection; public class App { public static void Main() { try { // Attempt to call a static DoSomething method defined in the App class. // However, because the App class does not define this method, // a MissingMethodException is thrown. typeof(App).InvokeMember("DoSomething", BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null, null); } catch (MissingMethodException e) { // Show the user that the DoSomething method cannot be called. Console.WriteLine("Unable to call the DoSomething method: {0}", e.Message); } try { // Attempt to access a static AField field defined in the App class. // However, because the App class does not define this field, // a MissingFieldException is thrown. typeof(App).InvokeMember("AField", BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.SetField, null, null, new Object[] { 5 }); } catch (MissingFieldException e) { // Show the user that the AField field cannot be accessed. Console.WriteLine("Unable to access the AField field: {0}", e.Message); } try { // Attempt to access a static AnotherField field defined in the App class. // However, because the App class does not define this field, // a MissingFieldException is thrown. typeof(App).InvokeMember("AnotherField", BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.GetField, null, null, null); } catch (MissingMemberException e) { // Notice that this code is catching MissingMemberException which is the // base class of MissingMethodException and MissingFieldException. // Show the user that the AnotherField field cannot be accessed. Console.WriteLine("Unable to access the AnotherField field: {0}", e.Message); } } } // This code example produces the following output: // // Unable to call the DoSomething method: Method 'App.DoSomething' not found. // Unable to access the AField field: Field 'App.AField' not found. // Unable to access the AnotherField field: Field 'App.AnotherField' not found.
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.






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