SocketException Class

System.Net.Sockets
Inheritance: Object → Exception → SystemException → SerializableException → SocketException

Assembly:

System.dll

Declared in:

System.Net.Sockets

Syntax

public class SocketException : SystemException

Remarks

The SocketException class represents an error that occurred when performing a Windows Sockets operation. This exception is thrown by the Socket class and related classes when a socket operation fails. The ErrorCode property provides the specific error code for the socket operation that failed. You can use this error code to look up more detailed information about the error in the Windows Sockets documentation.

Constructors

• SocketException()

  Initializes a new instance of the SocketException class with default values.

• SocketException(int errorCode)

  Initializes a new instance of the SocketException class with the specified Windows Sockets error code.

  Parameters:

  • errorCode: An int that specifies the Windows Sockets error code.

• SocketException(string message)

  Initializes a new instance of the SocketException class with a specified error message.

  Parameters:

  • message: A string that describes the error.

• SocketException(string message, Exception innerException)

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

  Parameters:

  • message: The error message that explains the reason for the exception.
  • innerException: The exception that is the cause of the current exception. If innerException is not null, the current exception is raised in a catch block that handles the inner exception.

Properties

• ErrorCode

  Gets the Windows Sockets error code associated with the exception.

  Type: int

• Message

  Gets a message that describes the current exception.

  Inherited from: Exception

• SocketErrorMessage

  Gets the socket error message string associated with the current exception.

  Type: string

See Also

• System.Net.Sockets Namespace