ConfigurationException Class
The exception that is thrown when a configuration system error has occurred.
System::Exception
System::SystemException
System.Configuration::ConfigurationException
System.Configuration::ConfigurationErrorsException
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
The ConfigurationException type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ConfigurationException() | Infrastructure. Obsolete. Initializes a new instance of the ConfigurationException class. |
![]() | ConfigurationException(String) | Infrastructure. Obsolete. Initializes a new instance of the ConfigurationException class. |
![]() | ConfigurationException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext) | Infrastructure. Initializes a new instance of the ConfigurationException class. |
![]() | ConfigurationException(String, Exception) | Infrastructure. Obsolete. Initializes a new instance of the ConfigurationException class. |
![]() | ConfigurationException(String, XmlNode) | Infrastructure. Obsolete. Initializes a new instance of the ConfigurationException class. |
![]() | ConfigurationException(String, Exception, XmlNode) | Infrastructure. Obsolete. Initializes a new instance of the ConfigurationException class. |
![]() | ConfigurationException(String, String, Int32) | Infrastructure. Obsolete. Initializes a new instance of the ConfigurationException class. |
![]() | ConfigurationException(String, Exception, String, Int32) | Infrastructure. Obsolete. Initializes a new instance of the ConfigurationException class. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | BareMessage | Gets a description of why this configuration exception was thrown. |
![]() | Data | Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | Filename | Gets the path to the configuration file that caused this configuration exception to be thrown. |
![]() | 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.) |
![]() | Line | Gets the line number within the configuration file at which this configuration exception was thrown. |
![]() | Message | Gets an extended description of why this configuration exception was thrown. (Overrides 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 file name and line number at which this configuration exception occurred. (Overrides Exception::GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext).) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() ![]() | GetXmlNodeFilename | Infrastructure. Obsolete. Gets the path to the configuration file from which the internal XmlNode object was loaded when this configuration exception was thrown. |
![]() ![]() | GetXmlNodeLineNumber | Infrastructure. Obsolete. Gets the line number within the configuration file that the internal XmlNode object represented when this configuration exception was thrown. |
![]() | 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.) |
The ConfigurationException exception is thrown if the application attempts to read or write data to the configuration file but is unsuccessful. Some possible reasons for this can include malformed XML in the configuration file, file permission issues, and configuration properties with values that are not valid.
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The ConfigurationException object is maintained for backward compatibility. The ConfigurationErrorsException object replaces it for the configuration system. |
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

