FileNotFoundException Class

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The exception that is thrown when an attempt to access a file that does not exist fails.

Inheritance Hierarchy

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

Public Class FileNotFoundException _
    Inherits IOException

public class FileNotFoundException : IOException

The FileNotFoundException type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	FileNotFoundException()()()	Initializes a new instance of the FileNotFoundException class with its message string set to a system-supplied message.
	FileNotFoundException(String)	Initializes a new instance of the FileNotFoundException class with its message string set to message.
	FileNotFoundException(String, Exception)	Initializes a new instance of the FileNotFoundException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception.
	FileNotFoundException(String, String)	Initializes a new instance of the FileNotFoundException class with its message string set to message, specifying the file name that cannot be found, and its HRESULT set to COR_E_FILENOTFOUND.
	FileNotFoundException(String, String, Exception)	Initializes a new instance of the FileNotFoundException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception.

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	Name	Description
	Data	Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	FileName	Gets the name of the file that cannot be found.
	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. (Overrides Exception..::.Message.)
	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 frames on the call stack at the time the current exception was thrown. (Inherited from Exception.)

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	Name	Description
	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	Returns the fully qualified name of this exception and possibly the error message, the name of the inner exception, and the stack trace. (Overrides Exception..::.ToString()()().)

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This exception can be thrown when you open a file in isolated storage with the IsolatedStorageFile class

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Windows Phone

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.