System Namespace   Exception Class

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Initializes a new instance of the Exception class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception.

[ Visual Basic ]
Overloads Public Sub New ( _
   ByVal message As String, _
   ByVal innerException As Exception _
)

[ C# ]
public Exception (
   String message,
   Exception innerException
);

[ C++ ]
public: Exception (
   String* message,
   Exception innerException
);

[ JScript ]
public function Exception (
   message : String,
   innerException : Exception
);

message

The error message that explains the reason for the exception.

innerException

The exception that is the cause of the current exception. If the innerException parameter is not a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ), the current exception is raised in a catch block that handles the inner exception.

An exception that is thrown as a direct result of a previous exception should include a reference to the previous exception in the InnerException property.

The InnerException property returns the same value that is passed into the constructor, or a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ) if the InnerException property does not supply the inner exception value to the constructor.

The following table shows the initial property values for an instance of Exception.

Property	Value
Message	The error message string.
InnerException	Occurs when the inner exception reference.

Exception Members   Exception Constructor Overload List

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