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GetBaseException Method

When overridden in a derived class, returns the System.Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overridable Function GetBaseException() As System.Exception
public virtual System.Exception GetBaseException()

Return Value

The first exception thrown in a chain of exceptions. If the System.Exception.InnerException property of the current exception is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), this property returns the current exception.
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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