Class ArgumentException

The exception that is thrown when one of the arguments provided to a method is not valid.

Inheritance

Object

Exception

SystemException

ArgumentException

ArgumentNullException

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

Inherited Members

Exception.HResult

Exception.InnerException

Exception.StackTrace

Exception.ToString()

Object.Equals(Object)

Object.Equals(Object, Object)

Object.ReferenceEquals(Object, Object)

Object.GetHashCode()

Object.GetType()

Object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: System

Assembly: mscorlib.dll

Syntax

public class ArgumentException : SystemException

Constructors

ArgumentException()

Initializes a new instance of the ArgumentException class.

Declaration

public ArgumentException()

ArgumentException(String)

Initializes a new instance of the ArgumentException class with a specified error message.

Declaration

public ArgumentException(string message)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	message	The error message that explains the reason for the exception.

ArgumentException(String, Exception)

Initializes a new instance of the ArgumentException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception.

Declaration

public ArgumentException(string message, Exception innerException)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	message	The error message that explains the reason for the exception.
Exception	innerException	The exception that is the cause of the current exception. If the innerException parameter is not a null reference, the current exception is raised in a catch block that handles the inner exception.

ArgumentException(String, String)

Initializes a new instance of the ArgumentException class with a specified error message and the name of the parameter that causes this exception.

Declaration

public ArgumentException(string message, string paramName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	message	The error message that explains the reason for the exception.
String	paramName	The name of the parameter that caused the current exception.

ArgumentException(String, String, Exception)

Initializes a new instance of the ArgumentException class with a specified error message, the parameter name, and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception.

Declaration

public ArgumentException(string message, string paramName, Exception innerException)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	message	The error message that explains the reason for the exception.
String	paramName	The name of the parameter that caused the current exception.
Exception	innerException	The exception that is the cause of the current exception. If the innerException parameter is not a null reference, the current exception is raised in a catch block that handles the inner exception.

Properties

Message

Gets the error message and the parameter name, or only the error message if no parameter name is set.

Declaration

public override string Message { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A text string describing the details of the exception.

Overrides

Exception.Message

ParamName

Gets the name of the parameter that causes this exception.

Declaration

public virtual string ParamName { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
String	The parameter name.

Extension Methods

LogDispatcher.GetCurrentClassLogger(Object)