TargetException Class
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Represents the exception that is thrown when an attempt is made to invoke an invalid target.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System..::.Object
System..::.Exception
System.Reflection..::.TargetException
Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Class TargetException _
Inherits Exception
public class TargetException : Exception
The TargetException type exposes the following members.
Properties
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Data | Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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HelpLink | Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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HResult | Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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InnerException | Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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Message | Gets a message that describes the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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Source | Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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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
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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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.) |
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GetBaseException | When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType | Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString | Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.) |
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Remarks
A TargetException is thrown when an attempt is made to invoke a non-static method on a null object. This may occur because the caller does not have access to the member, or because the target does not define the member, and so on.
Version Information
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0
Platforms
Windows Phone
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.