Some Common Exceptions available in.NET

Exception Class


Cause

SystemException


A failed run-time check; used as a base class for other.

AccessException


Failure to access a type member, such as a method or field.

ArgumentException


An argument to a method was invalid.

ArgumentNullException


A null argument was passed to a method that doesn't accept it.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException


Argument value is out of range.

ArithmeticException


Arithmetic over - or underflow has occurred.

ArrayTypeMismatchException


Attempt to store the wrong type of object in an array.

BadImageFormatException


Image is in the wrong format.

CoreException


Base class for exceptions thrown by the runtime.

DivideByZeroException


An attempt was made to divide by zero.

FormatException


The format of an argument is wrong.

IndexOutOfRangeException


An array index is out of bounds.

InvalidCastExpression


An attempt was made to cast to an invalid class.

InvalidOperationException


A method was called at an invalid time.

MissingMemberException


An invalid version of a DLL was accessed.

NotFiniteNumberException


A number is not valid.

NotSupportedException


Indicates sthat a method is not implemented by a class.

NullReferenceException


Attempt to use an unassigned reference.

OutOfMemoryException


Not enough memory to continue execution.

StackOverflowException


A stack has overflown.