DivideByZeroException Class
Definition
The exception that is thrown when there is an attempt to divide an integral or Decimal value by zero.
public ref class DivideByZeroException : ArithmeticException
public class DivideByZeroException : ArithmeticException
[System.Serializable]
public class DivideByZeroException : ArithmeticException
[System.Serializable]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public class DivideByZeroException : ArithmeticException
type DivideByZeroException = class
inherit ArithmeticException
[<System.Serializable>]
type DivideByZeroException = class
inherit ArithmeticException
[<System.Serializable>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
type DivideByZeroException = class
inherit ArithmeticException
Public Class DivideByZeroException
Inherits ArithmeticException
- Inheritance
- Inheritance
- Attributes
Examples
The following example handles a DivideByZeroException exception in integer division.
using System;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
int number1 = 3000;
int number2 = 0;
try {
Console.WriteLine(number1 / number2);
}
catch (DivideByZeroException) {
Console.WriteLine("Division of {0} by zero.", number1);
}
}
}
// The example displays the following output:
// Division of 3000 by zero.
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim number1 As Integer = 3000
Dim number2 As Integer = 0
Try
Console.WriteLine(number1\number2)
Catch e As DivideByZeroException
Console.WriteLine("Division of {0} by zero.", number1)
End Try
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' Division of 3000 by zero.
Remarks
Trying to divide an integer or Decimal number by zero throws a DivideByZeroException exception. To prevent the exception, ensure that the denominator in a division operation with integer or Decimal values is non-zero.
Dividing a floating-point value by zero doesn't throw an exception; it results in positive infinity, negative infinity, or not a number (NaN), according to the rules of IEEE 754 arithmetic. Because the following example uses floating-point division rather than integer division, the operation does not throw a DivideByZeroException exception.
using System;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
int number1 = 3000;
int number2 = 0;
Console.WriteLine((double)number1 / number2);
}
}
// The example displays the following output:
// Infinity
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim number1 As Integer = 3000
Dim number2 As Integer = 0
Console.WriteLine(number1/number2)
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' Infinity
For more information, see Single and Double.
The following Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) instructions throw DivideByZeroException:
div
div.un
rem
rem.un
DivideByZeroException uses the HRESULT COR_E_DIVIDEBYZERO, which has the value 0x80020012.
For a list of initial property values for an instance of DivideByZeroException, see the DivideByZeroException constructors.
Constructors
DivideByZeroException() |
Initializes a new instance of the DivideByZeroException class. |
DivideByZeroException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext) |
Initializes a new instance of the DivideByZeroException class with serialized data. |
DivideByZeroException(String) |
Initializes a new instance of the DivideByZeroException class with a specified error message. |
DivideByZeroException(String, Exception) |
Initializes a new instance of the DivideByZeroException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception. |
Properties
Data |
Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception) |
HelpLink |
Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this 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) |
Source |
Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error. (Inherited from Exception) |
StackTrace |
Gets a string representation of the immediate frames on the call stack. (Inherited from Exception) |
TargetSite |
Gets the method that throws the current exception. (Inherited from Exception) |
Methods
Equals(Object) |
Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (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 the default hash function. (Inherited from Object) |
GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext) |
When overridden in a derived class, sets the SerializationInfo with information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception) |
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) |
Events
SerializeObjectState |
Occurs when an exception is serialized to create an exception state object that contains serialized data about the exception. (Inherited from Exception) |