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public:
 AmbiguousMatchException(System::String ^ message);

public AmbiguousMatchException (string message);

public AmbiguousMatchException (string? message);

new System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException : string -> System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException

Public Sub New (message As String)

Parameters

public:
 AmbiguousMatchException(System::String ^ message, Exception ^ inner);

public AmbiguousMatchException (string message, Exception inner);

public AmbiguousMatchException (string? message, Exception? inner);

new System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException : string * Exception -> System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException

Public Sub New (message As String, inner As Exception)

Parameters

Examples

The following example shows two methods, each named Mymethod . One method takes an integer and the other takes a string. If an integer is passed to Mymethod , the first method is used. If a string is passed, the second method is used. If it cannot be determined which Mymethod to use, AmbiguousMatchException is thrown.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
namespace Ambiguity
    ref class Myambiguous
    public:
        //The first overload is typed to an Int32
        static void Mymethod(Int32 number)
            Console::WriteLine("I am from 'Int32' method");
        //The second overload is typed to a String^
        static void Mymethod(String^ alpha)
            Console::WriteLine("I am from 'String^' method.");
        static void Main()
                //The following does not cause as exception
                Mymethod(2);    // goes to Mymethod (Int32)
                Mymethod("3");  // goes to Mymethod (String*)
                Type^ Mytype = Type::GetType("Ambiguity.Myambiguous");
                array<Type^>^temp0 = {Int32::typeid};
                MethodInfo^ Mymethodinfo32 = Mytype->GetMethod("Mymethod", temp0);
                array<Type^>^temp1 = {System::String::typeid};
                MethodInfo^ Mymethodinfostr = Mytype->GetMethod("Mymethod", temp1);
                //Invoke a method, utilizing a Int32 integer
                array<Object^>^temp2 = {2};
                Mymethodinfo32->Invoke(nullptr, temp2);
                //Invoke the method utilizing a String^
                array<Object^>^temp3 = {"1"};
                Mymethodinfostr->Invoke(nullptr, temp3);
                //The following line causes an ambiguous exception
                MethodInfo^ Mymethodinfo = Mytype->GetMethod("Mymethod");
            catch (AmbiguousMatchException^ ex)
                Console::WriteLine("\n{0}\n{1}", ex->GetType()->FullName, ex->Message);
            catch (...)
                Console::WriteLine("\nSome other exception.");
            return;
int main()
    Ambiguity::Myambiguous::Main();
//This code produces the following output:
// I am from 'Int32' method
// I am from 'String^' method.
// I am from 'Int32' method
// I am from 'String^' method.
// System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException
// Ambiguous match found.
using System;
using System.Reflection;
namespace Ambiguity
    class Myambiguous
        //The first overload is typed to an int
        public static void Mymethod(int number)
           Console.WriteLine("I am from 'int' method");
        //The second overload is typed to a string
        public static void Mymethod(string alpha)
            Console.WriteLine("I am from 'string' method.");
        public static void Main()
                //The following does not cause as exception
                Mymethod(2);    // goes to Mymethod(int)
                Mymethod("3");  // goes to Mymethod(string)
                Type Mytype = Type.GetType("Ambiguity.Myambiguous");
                MethodInfo Mymethodinfo32 = Mytype.GetMethod("Mymethod", new Type[]{typeof(int)});
                MethodInfo Mymethodinfostr = Mytype.GetMethod("Mymethod", new Type[]{typeof(System.String)});
                //Invoke a method, utilizing a int integer
                Mymethodinfo32.Invoke(null, new Object[]{2});
                //Invoke the method utilizing a string
                Mymethodinfostr.Invoke(null, new Object[]{"1"});
                //The following line causes an ambiguious exception
                MethodInfo Mymethodinfo = Mytype.GetMethod("Mymethod");
            }   // end of try block
            catch (AmbiguousMatchException ex)
                Console.WriteLine("\n{0}\n{1}", ex.GetType().FullName, ex.Message);
            catch
                Console.WriteLine("\nSome other exception.");
            return;
//This code produces the following output:
// I am from 'int' method
// I am from 'string' method.
// I am from 'int' method
// I am from 'string' method.
// System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException
// Ambiguous match found.
Imports System.Reflection
Namespace Ambiguity
    Class Myambiguous
        'The first overload is typed to an Int32
        Overloads Public Shared Sub Mymethod(number As Int32)
            Console.WriteLine("I am from 'Int32' method")
        End Sub
        'The second overload is typed to a string
        Overloads Public Shared Sub Mymethod(alpha As String)
            Console.WriteLine("I am from 'string' method.")
        End Sub
        Public Shared Sub Main()
                'The following does not cause as exception
                Mymethod(2) ' goes to Mymethod Int32)
                Mymethod("3") ' goes to Mymethod(string)
                Dim Mytype As Type = Type.GetType("Ambiguity.Myambiguous")
                Dim Mymethodinfo32 As MethodInfo = Mytype.GetMethod("Mymethod", New Type() {GetType(Int32)})
                Dim Mymethodinfostr As MethodInfo = Mytype.GetMethod("Mymethod", New Type() {GetType(System.String)})
                'Invoke a method, utilizing a Int32 integer
                Mymethodinfo32.Invoke(Nothing, New Object() {2})
                'Invoke the method utilizing a string
                Mymethodinfostr.Invoke(Nothing, New Object() {"1"})
                'The following line causes an ambiguious exception
                Dim Mymethodinfo As MethodInfo = Mytype.GetMethod("Mymethod")
                ' end of try block
            Catch ex As AmbiguousMatchException
                Console.WriteLine(Environment.NewLine + "{0}" + Environment.NewLine + "{1}", ex.GetType().FullName, ex.Message)
            Catch
                Console.WriteLine(Environment.NewLine + "Some other exception.")
            End Try
            Return
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
' This code produces the following output:
' I am from 'Int32' method
' I am from 'string' method.
' I am from 'Int32' method
' I am from 'string' method.
' System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException
' Ambiguous match found.
    	
Remarks
    	
An exception that is thrown as a direct result of a previous exception should include a reference to the previous exception in the InnerException property. The InnerException property returns the same value that is passed into the constructor, or null if the InnerException property does not supply the inner exception value to the constructor.
The following table shows the initial property values for an instance of AmbiguousMatchException.
Property
Value
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