MissingFieldException Class

Definition

public ref class MissingFieldException : MissingMemberException

public class MissingFieldException : MissingMemberException

[System.Serializable]
public class MissingFieldException : MissingMemberException

[System.Serializable]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public class MissingFieldException : MissingMemberException

type MissingFieldException = class
    inherit MissingMemberException

type MissingFieldException = class
    inherit MissingMemberException
    interface ISerializable

[<System.Serializable>]
type MissingFieldException = class
    inherit MissingMemberException
    interface ISerializable

[<System.Serializable>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
type MissingFieldException = class
    inherit MissingMemberException
    interface ISerializable

Public Class MissingFieldException
Inherits MissingMemberException

Inheritance

Object

Exception

MemberAccessException

MissingMemberException

MissingFieldException

Inheritance

Object

Exception

SystemException

MemberAccessException

MissingMemberException

MissingFieldException

Attributes

SerializableAttribute ComVisibleAttribute

Implements

ISerializable

Examples

This example shows what happens if you attempt to use reflection to call a method that does not exist and access a field that does not exist. The application recovers by catching the MissingMethodException, MissingFieldException, and MissingMemberException.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;

ref class App
{
};

int main()
{
    try
    {
        // Attempt to call a static DoSomething method defined in the App class.
        // However, because the App class does not define this method,
        // a MissingMethodException is thrown.
        App::typeid->InvokeMember("DoSomething", BindingFlags::Static |
            BindingFlags::InvokeMethod, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
    }
    catch (MissingMethodException^ ex)
    {
        // Show the user that the DoSomething method cannot be called.
        Console::WriteLine("Unable to call the DoSomething method: {0}",
            ex->Message);
    }

    try
    {
        // Attempt to access a static AField field defined in the App class.
        // However, because the App class does not define this field,
        // a MissingFieldException is thrown.
        App::typeid->InvokeMember("AField", BindingFlags::Static |
            BindingFlags::SetField, nullptr, nullptr, gcnew array<Object^>{5});
    }
    catch (MissingFieldException^ ex)
    {
        // Show the user that the AField field cannot be accessed.
        Console::WriteLine("Unable to access the AField field: {0}",
            ex->Message);
    }

    try
    {
        // Attempt to access a static AnotherField field defined in the App class.
        // However, because the App class does not define this field,
        // a MissingFieldException is thrown.
        App::typeid->InvokeMember("AnotherField", BindingFlags::Static |
            BindingFlags::GetField, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
    }
    catch (MissingMemberException^ ex)
    {
        // Notice that this code is catching MissingMemberException which is the
        // base class of MissingMethodException and MissingFieldException.
        // Show the user that the AnotherField field cannot be accessed.
        Console::WriteLine("Unable to access the AnotherField field: {0}",
            ex->Message);
    }
}
// This code produces the following output.
//
// Unable to call the DoSomething method: Method 'App.DoSomething' not found.
// Unable to access the AField field: Field 'App.AField' not found.
// Unable to access the AnotherField field: Field 'App.AnotherField' not found.

using System;
using System.Reflection;

public class App
{
    public static void Main()
    {

        try
        {
            // Attempt to call a static DoSomething method defined in the App class.
            // However, because the App class does not define this method,
            // a MissingMethodException is thrown.
            typeof(App).InvokeMember("DoSomething", BindingFlags.Static |
                BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null, null);
        }
        catch (MissingMethodException e)
        {
            // Show the user that the DoSomething method cannot be called.
            Console.WriteLine("Unable to call the DoSomething method: {0}", e.Message);
        }

        try
        {
            // Attempt to access a static AField field defined in the App class.
            // However, because the App class does not define this field,
            // a MissingFieldException is thrown.
            typeof(App).InvokeMember("AField", BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.SetField,
                null, null, new Object[] { 5 });
        }
        catch (MissingFieldException e)
        {
         // Show the user that the AField field cannot be accessed.
         Console.WriteLine("Unable to access the AField field: {0}", e.Message);
        }

        try
        {
            // Attempt to access a static AnotherField field defined in the App class.
            // However, because the App class does not define this field,
            // a MissingFieldException is thrown.
            typeof(App).InvokeMember("AnotherField", BindingFlags.Static |
                BindingFlags.GetField, null, null, null);
        }
        catch (MissingMemberException e)
        {
         // Notice that this code is catching MissingMemberException which is the
         // base class of MissingMethodException and MissingFieldException.
         // Show the user that the AnotherField field cannot be accessed.
         Console.WriteLine("Unable to access the AnotherField field: {0}", e.Message);
        }
    }
}
// This code example produces the following output:
//
// Unable to call the DoSomething method: Method 'App.DoSomething' not found.
// Unable to access the AField field: Field 'App.AField' not found.
// Unable to access the AnotherField field: Field 'App.AnotherField' not found.

Imports System.Reflection

Public Class App
    Public Shared Sub Main() 
        Try
            ' Attempt to call a static DoSomething method defined in the App class.
            ' However, because the App class does not define this method, 
            ' a MissingMethodException is thrown.
            GetType(App).InvokeMember("DoSomething", BindingFlags.Static Or BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, _
                                       Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)
        Catch e As MissingMethodException
            ' Show the user that the DoSomething method cannot be called.
            Console.WriteLine("Unable to call the DoSomething method: {0}", e.Message)
        End Try
        Try
            ' Attempt to access a static AField field defined in the App class.
            ' However, because the App class does not define this field, 
            ' a MissingFieldException is thrown.
            GetType(App).InvokeMember("AField", BindingFlags.Static Or BindingFlags.SetField, _
                                       Nothing, Nothing, New [Object]() {5})
        Catch e As MissingFieldException
            ' Show the user that the AField field cannot be accessed.
            Console.WriteLine("Unable to access the AField field: {0}", e.Message)
        End Try
        Try
            ' Attempt to access a static AnotherField field defined in the App class.
            ' However, because the App class does not define this field, 
            ' a MissingFieldException is thrown.
            GetType(App).InvokeMember("AnotherField", BindingFlags.Static Or BindingFlags.GetField, _
                                       Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)
        Catch e As MissingMemberException
            ' Notice that this code is catching MissingMemberException which is the  
            ' base class of MissingMethodException and MissingFieldException.
            ' Show the user that the AnotherField field cannot be accessed.
            Console.WriteLine("Unable to access the AnotherField field: {0}", e.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub 
End Class 
' This code example produces the following output:
'
' Unable to call the DoSomething method: Method 'App.DoSomething' not found.
' Unable to access the AField field: Field 'App.AField' not found.
' Unable to access the AnotherField field: Field 'App.AnotherField' not found.

Remarks

Normally a compilation error is generated if code attempts to access a nonexistent member of a class. MissingFieldException is designed to handle cases where an attempt is made to dynamically access a renamed or deleted field of an assembly that is not referenced by its strong name. The MissingFieldException is thrown when code in a dependent assembly attempts to access a missing field in an assembly that was modified.

MissingFieldException uses the HRESULT COR_E_MISSINGFIELD, that has the value 0x80131511.

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

Constructors

Fields

Properties

Methods

Events

Applies to

See also

• Exception
• Handling and Throwing Exceptions