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FormatException Class

.NET Framework 2.0

The exception that is thrown when the format of an argument does not meet the parameter specifications of the invoked method.

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

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[SerializableAttribute] 
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)] 
public class FormatException : SystemException
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/** @attribute SerializableAttribute() */ 
/** @attribute ComVisibleAttribute(true) */ 
public class FormatException extends SystemException
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SerializableAttribute 
ComVisibleAttribute(true) 
public class FormatException extends SystemException

FormatException is thrown when the format of an argument in a method invocation does not match the format of the corresponding formal parameter type. For example, if a method specifies a String parameter consisting of two digits with an embedded period, passing a corresponding string argument containing only two digits to that method would cause FormatException to be thrown.

FormatException uses the HRESULT COR_E_FORMAT, which has the value 0x80131537.

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

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

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0
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