FormatException Class
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The exception that is thrown when the format of an argument does not meet the parameter specifications of the invoked method.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Exception
System.SystemException
System.FormatException
System.Net.CookieException
System.Reflection.CustomAttributeFormatException
System.UriFormatException
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Class FormatException _
Inherits SystemException
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public class FormatException : SystemException
The FormatException type exposes the following members.
Constructors
Name | Description | |
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FormatException() | Initializes a new instance of the FormatException class. | |
FormatException(String) | Initializes a new instance of the FormatException class with a specified error message. | |
FormatException(String, Exception) | Initializes a new instance of the FormatException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception. |
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Properties
Name | Description | |
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Data | Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the 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 a message that describes the current exception. (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.) |
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Methods
Name | Description | |
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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 | Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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Remarks
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.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.