ArithmeticException Class (System)

ArithmeticException Class

.NET Framework Class Library

ArithmeticException Class

The exception that is thrown for errors in an arithmetic, casting, or conversion operation.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<SerializableAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Class ArithmeticException _
    Inherits SystemException

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As ArithmeticException

[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public class ArithmeticException : SystemException

Visual C++

[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class ArithmeticException : public SystemException

JScript

public class ArithmeticException extends SystemException

Remarks

ArithmeticException is the base class for DivideByZeroException, NotFiniteNumberException, and OverflowException. In general, use one of the derived classes of ArithmeticException to more precisely indicate the exact nature of the error. Throw an ArithmeticException if you are only interested in capturing a general arithmetic error.

ArithmeticException uses the HRESULT COR_E_ARITHMETIC, which has the value 0x80070216.

For a list of initial property values for an instance of ArithmeticException, see the ArithmeticException constructors.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System..::.Exception
    System..::.SystemException
      System..::.ArithmeticException
        System..::.DivideByZeroException
        System..::.NotFiniteNumberException
        System..::.OverflowException

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

ArithmeticException Members

System Namespace

Exception

Other Resources

Handling and Throwing Exceptions