ArgumentException Constructor (String)

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

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    message As String _
)

public ArgumentException(
    string message
)

public:
ArgumentException(
    String^ message
)

new : 
        message:string -> ArgumentException

public function ArgumentException(
    message : String
)

Parameters

• message
  Type: System. . :: . .String
  The error message that explains the reason for the exception.

Remarks

This constructor initializes the Message property of the new instance to a system-supplied message that describes the error, such as "An invalid argument was specified." This message takes into account the current system culture.

The following table shows the initial property values for an instance of ArgumentException.

Property	Value
InnerException	A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Message	The error message string.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

ArgumentException Class

ArgumentException Overload

System Namespace