<Type Name="InvalidCastException" FullName="System.InvalidCastException" FullNameSP="System_InvalidCastException" Maintainer="ecma">
  <TypeSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".class public serializable InvalidCastException extends System.SystemException" />
  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public class InvalidCastException : SystemException" />
  <TypeSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".class public auto ansi serializable beforefieldinit InvalidCastException extends System.SystemException" />
  <MemberOfLibrary>BCL</MemberOfLibrary>
  <AssemblyInfo>
    <AssemblyName>mscorlib</AssemblyName>
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    <AssemblyVersion>1.0.5000.0</AssemblyVersion>
    <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
    <AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
  </AssemblyInfo>
  <ThreadingSafetyStatement>All public static members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. No instance members are guaranteed to be thread safe.</ThreadingSafetyStatement>
  <Base>
    <BaseTypeName>System.SystemException</BaseTypeName>
  </Base>
  <Interfaces />
  <Attributes>
    <Attribute>
      <AttributeName>System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)</AttributeName>
    </Attribute>
  </Attributes>
  <Docs>
    <summary>
      <para>Represents the error that occurs when an explicit
      conversion (casting operation) fails because the source type cannot be converted to the destination
      type.</para>
    </summary>
    <remarks>
      <block subset="none" type="note">
        <para>For information on conversions supported by the system, see the <see cref="T:System.Convert" /> class.</para>
        <para>For errors that occur when the destination type can store source type values,
      but is not large enough to store a specific source value, see <see cref="T:System.OverflowException" />
      exception.</para>
        <para>The following CIL instructions throw <see cref="T:System.InvalidCastException" />:</para>
        <list type="bullet">
          <item>
            <term>
      castclass</term>
          </item>
          <item>
            <term>refanyval</term>
          </item>
          <item>
            <term>
      unbox</term>
          </item>
        </list>
      </block>
    </remarks>
    <example>
      <para>The following example demonstrates an error that causes
      a <see cref="T:System.InvalidCastException" /> exception.</para>
      <code lang="C#">using System;
public class InvalidCastExample {
 public static void Main() {
   object obj = new Object();
   int i;
   try {
     i = (int) obj;
   }
   catch( InvalidCastException e ) {
     Console.WriteLine("Caught: {0}", e);
   }
 }
}
   </code>
      <para>The output is</para>
      <code>
Caught: System.InvalidCastException: Specified cast is not valid.
   at InvalidCastExample.Main()
			</code>
    </example>
  </Docs>
  <Members>
    <Member MemberName=".ctor">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value="public rtspecialname specialname instance void .ctor()" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public InvalidCastException ();" />
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      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
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        <AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue />
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para>Constructs and initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:System.InvalidCastException" /> class.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>
          <para>This constructor initializes the <see cref="!:System.InvalidCastException.Message" /> property of the new instance to a system-supplied
   message that describes the error, such as "Cannot cast from source type to
   destination type." This message takes into account the current system
   culture.</para>
          <para>The <see cref="!:System.InvalidCastException.InnerException" /> property is initialized to 
<see langword="null" />.</para>
        </remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName=".ctor">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value="public rtspecialname specialname instance void .ctor(string message)" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public InvalidCastException (string message);" />
      <MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".method public hidebysig specialname rtspecialname instance void .ctor(string message) cil managed" />
      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
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        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.5000.0</AssemblyVersion>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
        <AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue />
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="message" Type="System.String" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="message">A <see cref="T:System.String" /> that describes the error. The content of <paramref name="message" /> is intended to be understood by humans. The caller of this constructor is required to ensure that this string has been localized for the current system culture.</param>
        <summary>
          <para>Constructs and initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:System.InvalidCastException" />
class.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>
          <para>This constructor initializes the <see cref="!:System.InvalidCastException.Message" /> property of the new instance using <paramref name="message" />. If <paramref name="message" /> is 
<see langword="null" />, the <see cref="!:System.InvalidCastException.Message" /> property is initialized to the 
   system-supplied message provided by the constructor that takes no arguments. The <see cref="!:System.InvalidCastException.InnerException" /> property is initialized to <see langword="null" />.</para>
        </remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName=".ctor">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="protected InvalidCastException (System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo info, System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext context);" />
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      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
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        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.5000.0</AssemblyVersion>
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      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="info" Type="System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo" />
        <Parameter Name="context" Type="System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="info">To be added.</param>
        <param name="context">To be added.</param>
        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName=".ctor">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value="public rtspecialname specialname instance void .ctor(string message, class System.Exception innerException)" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public InvalidCastException (string message, Exception innerException);" />
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      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
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        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
        <AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue />
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="message" Type="System.String" />
        <Parameter Name="innerException" Type="System.Exception" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="message">A <see cref="T:System.String" /> that describes the error. The content of <paramref name="message" /> is intended to be understood by humans. The caller of this constructor is required to ensure that this string has been localized for the current system culture.</param>
        <param name="innerException">An instance of <see cref="T:System.Exception" /> that is the cause of the current exception. If <paramref name="innerException" /> is non-null, then the current exception was raised in a catch block handling <paramref name="innerException" /> .</param>
        <summary>
          <para>Constructs and initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:System.InvalidCastException" />
class.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>
          <para>This constructor initializes the <see cref="!:System.InvalidCastException.Message" /> property of the new instance using <paramref name="message" />, and
   the <see cref="!:System.InvalidCastException.InnerException" /> property using <paramref name="innerException" />. If <paramref name="message" /> is
<see langword="null" />, the <see cref="!:System.InvalidCastException.Message" /> property is initialized to the 
   system-supplied message provided by the constructor that takes no arguments.</para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="note">For information on inner exceptions, see
<see cref="P:System.Exception.InnerException" />.</block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName=".ctor">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public InvalidCastException (string message, int errorCode);" />
      <MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".method public hidebysig specialname rtspecialname instance void .ctor(string message, int32 errorCode) cil managed" />
      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
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      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="message" Type="System.String" />
        <Parameter Name="errorCode" Type="System.Int32" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="message">To be added.</param>
        <param name="errorCode">To be added.</param>
        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
        <since version=".NET 2.0" />
      </Docs>
    </Member>
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