ArgumentException.Message Property

Definition

Gets the error message and the parameter name, or only the error message if no parameter name is set.

public:
 virtual property System::String ^ Message { System::String ^ get(); };
public override string Message { get; }
member this.Message : string
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Message As String

Property Value

A text string describing the details of the exception. The value of this property takes one of two forms:

Condition Value
The paramName is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or of zero length. The message string passed to the constructor.
The paramName is not null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) and it has a length greater than zero. The message string appended with the name of the invalid parameter.

Remarks

This property overrides Message. The error message should be localized.

Applies to