<Type Name="MethodAccessException" FullName="System.MethodAccessException" FullNameSP="System_MethodAccessException" Maintainer="ecma">
  <TypeSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".class public serializable MethodAccessException extends System.MemberAccessException" />
  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public class MethodAccessException : MemberAccessException" />
  <MemberOfLibrary>RuntimeInfrastructure</MemberOfLibrary>
  <AssemblyInfo>
    <AssemblyName>mscorlib</AssemblyName>
    <AssemblyPublicKey>[00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ]</AssemblyPublicKey>
    <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</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.MemberAccessException</BaseTypeName>
  </Base>
  <Interfaces />
  <Docs>
    <summary>
      <para>Represents the error that occurs when there is an
      attempt to access a method outside the scope in which access is permitted.</para>
    </summary>
    <remarks>
      <para>
        <block subset="none" type="note">This exception is
      thrown when the access level of a method in a class library is changed, and one
      or more assemblies referencing the library have not been recompiled. This exception is also thrown when an attempt to invoke a
      method via reflection fails because the caller does not have the required
      permissions.</block>
      </para>
    </remarks>
    <example>
      <para>The following example demonstrates a scenario under
      which <see cref="T:System.MethodAccessException" />
      is thrown.</para>
      <para>The following code contains a class with a public method (MyMethod). This
      class is compiled into a class library.</para>
      <code lang="C#">using System;
namespace TestNameSpace 
{
 public class Class1
 {
   public Class1()
   {
     Console.WriteLine ("Constructing with public method.");
   }
   public void MyMethod () 
   {
     Console.WriteLine ("Calling MyMethod.");
   }
 }
}
      </code>
      <para>The following code references the class library above, and accesses
      TestNameSpace.Class1.MyMethod. This code is compiled into an application.</para>
      <code lang="C#">using System;
using TestNameSpace;
class AppTest
{
 public static void Main()
 {
   Class1 test = new Class1();
   test.MyMethod();
 }
}
      </code>
      <para>The output of the application is</para>
      <c>
        <para>Constructing with public method.</para>
        <para>Calling MyMethod.</para>
      </c>
      <para>The code for the class library is changed and recompiled so that TestNameSpace.Class1.MyMethod is no longer public. The following code changes
      MyMethod from public to private. </para>
      <code lang="C#">using System;
namespace TestNameSpace 
{
 public class Class1
 {
   public Class1()
   {
     Console.WriteLine ("Constructing with private method.");
   }
   private void MyMethod () 
   {
     Console.WriteLine ("Calling MyMethod.");
   }
 }
}
      </code>
      <para>When the application is executed again without being recompiled, the output
      is</para>
      <c>
        <para>Unhandled Exception: System.MethodAccessException:
         TestNameSpace.Class1.MyMethod()</para>
        <para> at AppTest.Main()</para>
      </c>
    </example>
  </Docs>
  <Members>
    <Member MemberName=".ctor">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value="public rtspecialname specialname instance void .ctor()" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public MethodAccessException ();" />
      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue />
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para>Constructs and initializes a new instance of the
   <see cref="T:System.MethodAccessException" />
   class.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>
          <para>This constructor initializes the <see cref="!:System.MethodAccessException.Message" />
property of the new instance to a system-supplied message that describes the
error, such as "Attempt to access the method failed." This message takes into
account the current system culture.</para>
          <para>The <see cref="!:System.MethodAccessException.InnerException" /> property of the new instance 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 MethodAccessException (string message);" />
      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
      <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.MethodAccessException" /> class with
   a specified error message.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>
          <para>This constructor initializes the <see cref="!:System.MethodAccessException.Message" />
property of the new instance using <paramref name="message" />. If <paramref name="message" /> is
<see langword="null" />, the <see cref="!:System.MethodAccessException.Message" /> property is initialized to the 
system-supplied message provided by the constructor that takes no
arguments. </para>
          <para> The <see cref="!:System.MethodAccessException.InnerException" /> property of the
new instance is initialized to <see langword="null" />.</para>
        </remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName=".ctor">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="protected MethodAccessException (System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo info, System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext context);" />
      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
      <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 inner)" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public MethodAccessException (string message, Exception innerException);" />
      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
      <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="inner">An instance of <see cref="T:System.Exception" /> that is the cause of the current exception. If <paramref name="inner" /> is not a <see langword="null" /> reference, the current exception was raised in a catch block handling <paramref name="inner" /> .</param>
        <param name="innerException">To be added.</param>
        <summary>
          <para>Constructs and initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:System.MethodAccessException" /> class with a specified error
   message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of the current
   exception.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>
          <para>This constructor initializes the <see cref="!:System.MethodAccessException.Message" /> property of the new instance
   using <paramref name="message" /> and the <see cref="!:System.MethodAccessException.InnerException" /> property using
<paramref name="inner" />. If <paramref name="message" /> is <see langword="null" />, 
   the <see cref="!:System.MethodAccessException.Message" /> property is initialized to the system-supplied message
   provided by the constructor that takes no arguments.</para>
          <block subset="none" type="note">For more information on inner
   exceptions, see <see cref="P:System.Exception.InnerException" />.</block>
        </remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
    </Member>
  </Members>
  <TypeExcluded>0</TypeExcluded>
</Type>
