.NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference, Volume 1: Base Class Library and Extended Numerics Library

Type Summary

						public class ApplicationException : Exception
 {
   // Constructors
      public ApplicationException ();
      public ApplicationException (string message);
      public ApplicationException (string message,
                                   Exception innerException);
MS CF
						protected ApplicationException (SerializationInfo info,
                                      StreamingContext context);
 }

KC Designing exception hierarchies is tricky. Well-designed exception hierarchies are wide, not very deep, and contain only those exceptions for which there is a programmating scenario for catching. We added ApplicationException thinking it would add value by grouping exceptions declared outside of the .NET Framework, but there is no scenario for catching ApplicationException and it only adds unnecessary depth to the hierarchy. ...