BadImageFormatException Class
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The exception that is thrown when the file image of a DLL or an executable program is invalid.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The BadImageFormatException type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | BadImageFormatException() | Initializes a new instance of the BadImageFormatException class. |
![]() | BadImageFormatException(String) | Initializes a new instance of the BadImageFormatException class with a specified error message. |
![]() | BadImageFormatException(String, Exception) | Initializes a new instance of the BadImageFormatException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception. |
![]() | BadImageFormatException(String, String) | Initializes a new instance of the BadImageFormatException class with a specified error message and file name. |
![]() | BadImageFormatException(String, String, Exception) | Initializes a new instance of the BadImageFormatException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Data | Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | FileName | Gets the name of the file that causes this exception. |
![]() | 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.) |
![]() | Message | Gets the error message and the name of the file that caused this exception. (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 frames on the call stack at the time the current exception was thrown. (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 the Object 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.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns the fully qualified name of this exception and possibly the error message and the name of the inner exception. (Overrides Exception::ToString().) |
This exception is thrown when the file image of an executable program is invalid. For example, this exception is thrown when unmanaged code is passed to Load for loading.
BadImageFormatException uses the HRESULT COR_E_BADIMAGEFORMAT, which has the value 0x8007000B.
For a list of initial property values for an instance of BadImageFormatException, see the BadImageFormatException constructors.


