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DllNotFoundException Class

.NET Framework (current version)
 

The exception that is thrown when a DLL specified in a DLL import cannot be found.

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

System::Object
  System::Exception
    System::SystemException
      System::TypeLoadException
        System::DllNotFoundException

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[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class DllNotFoundException : TypeLoadException

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodDllNotFoundException()

Initializes a new instance of the DllNotFoundException class with default properties.

System_CAPS_protmethodDllNotFoundException(SerializationInfo^, StreamingContext)

Initializes a new instance of the DllNotFoundException class with serialized data.

System_CAPS_pubmethodDllNotFoundException(String^)

Initializes a new instance of the DllNotFoundException class with a specified error message.

System_CAPS_pubmethodDllNotFoundException(String^, Exception^)

Initializes a new instance of the DllNotFoundException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubpropertyData

Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception.(Inherited from Exception.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyHelpLink

Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception.(Inherited from Exception.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyHResult

Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception.(Inherited from Exception.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyInnerException

Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception.(Inherited from Exception.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyMessage

Gets the error message for this exception.(Inherited from TypeLoadException.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertySource

Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error.(Inherited from Exception.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyStackTrace

Gets a string representation of the immediate frames on the call stack.(Inherited from Exception.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyTargetSite

Gets the method that throws the current exception.(Inherited from Exception.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyTypeName

Gets the fully qualified name of the type that causes the exception.(Inherited from TypeLoadException.)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodEquals(Object^)

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_protmethodFinalize()

Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetBaseException()

When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions.(Inherited from Exception.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetHashCode()

Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetObjectData(SerializationInfo^, StreamingContext)

Sets the SerializationInfo object with the class name, method name, resource ID, and additional exception information.(Inherited from TypeLoadException.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetType()

Gets the runtime type of the current instance.(Inherited from Exception.)

System_CAPS_protmethodMemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodToString()

Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception.(Inherited from Exception.)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_proteventSerializeObjectState

Occurs when an exception is serialized to create an exception state object that contains serialized data about the exception.(Inherited from Exception.)

DllNotFoundException uses the HRESULT COR_E_DLLNOTFOUND, which has the value 0x80131524.

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

The DllNotFoundException is thrown when a dynamic link library defined by the System.Runtime.InteropServices::DllImportAttribute attribute or a comparable language construct, such as the Visual Basic Declare statement, cannot be found. It is not thrown when the common language runtime is unable to load a .NET Framework assembly.

Note that the DllImportAttribute can specify the path to the directory in which the DLL resides. If a path is not specified, Windows uses the search order described in Dynamic-Link Library Search Order.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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