Class ArgumentNullException

The exception that is thrown when a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.

Inheritance
object
Exception
SystemException
ArgumentException
ArgumentNullException
Inherited Members
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib.dll
Syntax
public class ArgumentNullException : ArgumentException

Constructors

ArgumentNullException()

Initializes a new instance of the ArgumentNullException class.

Declaration
public ArgumentNullException()

ArgumentNullException(string)

Initializes a new instance of the ArgumentNullException class with the name of the parameter that causes this exception.

Declaration
public ArgumentNullException(string argument)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string argument

The name of the parameter that caused the exception.

ArgumentNullException(string, string)

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

Declaration
public ArgumentNullException(string paramName, string message)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string paramName

The name of the parameter that caused the exception.
string message

A message that describes the error.

Extension Methods