NullReferenceException Class
The exception that is thrown when there is an attempt to dereference a null object reference.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Note that applications throw the ArgumentNullException exception rather than the NullReferenceException exception discussed here.
The following Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) instructions throw NullReferenceException :
callvirt
cpblk
cpobj
initblk
ldelem.<type>
ldelema
ldfld
ldflda
ldind.<type>
ldlen
stelem.<type>
stfld
stind.<type>
throw
unbox
NullReferenceException uses the HRESULT COR_E_NULLREFERENCE, which has the value 0x80004003.
For a list of initial property values for an instance of NullReferenceException, see the NullReferenceException constructors.
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.