Timeline for Is it ok to derive from System.ArgumentException?

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Mar 31, 2019 at 16:30	review	Close votes
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Oct 14, 2012 at 18:56	vote	accept	Klitos Kyriacou
Oct 12, 2012 at 11:23	comment	added	Şafak Gür		If the supplied parameters are not valid, the method is expected to throw an `ArgumentException`. You can perfectly derive from it to use in such cases. Deriving from `SystemException` doesn't make sense but you throw an `ArgumentNullException` if an argument is null or `ArgumentOutOfRangeException` if it's outside the acceptable range. They both are derived from `ArgumentException`. So throwing a custom exception which is not derived from `ArgumentException` in such cases is IMHO something that you shouldn't do. So I'd go with Botz3000's answer.
Oct 12, 2012 at 11:17	answer	added	Botz3000		timeline score: 41
Oct 12, 2012 at 11:16	answer	added	Trevor Pilley		timeline score: 4
S Oct 12, 2012 at 11:14	history	suggested	MMK	CC BY-SA 3.0	edited the text
Oct 12, 2012 at 11:14	answer	added	dbattaglia		timeline score: 7
Oct 12, 2012 at 11:12	answer	added	Peter		timeline score: 2
Oct 12, 2012 at 11:11	review	Suggested edits
S Oct 12, 2012 at 11:14
Oct 12, 2012 at 11:11	answer	added	Dennis Traub		timeline score: 5
Oct 12, 2012 at 11:05	history	asked	Klitos Kyriacou	CC BY-SA 3.0