InvalidEnumArgumentException Class
The exception thrown when using invalid arguments that are enumerators.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
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This exception is thrown if you pass an invalid enumeration value to a method or when setting a property.
The following code example shows how to catch an InvalidEnumArgumentException exception and interpret its content. The example attempts to pass an invalid enumeration value (MessageBoxButtons) through casting, as the MessageBox.Show method's third argument. Upon catching the exception, the example fetches the respective error message, the invalid parameter, stack trace, and origin of the exception.
Try ' Attempts to pass an invalid enum value (MessageBoxButtons) to the Show method Dim myButton As MessageBoxButtons myButton = CType(123, MessageBoxButtons) MessageBox.Show("This is a message", "This is the Caption", myButton) Catch invE As System.ComponentModel.InvalidEnumArgumentException Console.WriteLine(invE.Message) Console.WriteLine(invE.ParamName) Console.WriteLine(invE.StackTrace) Console.WriteLine(invE.Source) End Try
System.Exception
System.SystemException
System.ArgumentException
System.ComponentModel.InvalidEnumArgumentException
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
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