ErrorCategory Enum
Definition
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Errors reported by PowerShell will be in one of these categories.
public enum class ErrorCategorypublic enum ErrorCategorytype ErrorCategory = Public Enum ErrorCategory- Inheritance
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ErrorCategory
Fields
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NotSpecified | 0 | No error category is specified, or the error category is invalid. Do not specify ErrorCategory.NotSpecified when creating an ErrorRecord. Choose the best match from among the other values. |
| OpenError | 1 | |
| CloseError | 2 | |
| DeviceError | 3 | |
| DeadlockDetected | 4 | |
| InvalidArgument | 5 | |
| InvalidData | 6 | |
| InvalidOperation | 7 | |
| InvalidResult | 8 | |
| InvalidType | 9 | |
| MetadataError | 10 | |
| NotImplemented | 11 | |
| NotInstalled | 12 | |
| ObjectNotFound | 13 | Object can not be found (file, directory, computer, system resource, etc.) |
| OperationStopped | 14 | |
| OperationTimeout | 15 | |
| SyntaxError | 16 | |
| ParserError | 17 | |
| PermissionDenied | 18 | Operation not permitted. |
| ResourceBusy | 19 | |
| ResourceExists | 20 | |
| ResourceUnavailable | 21 | |
| ReadError | 22 | |
| WriteError | 23 | |
| FromStdErr | 24 | A native command reported an error to its STDERR pipe. The Engine uses this ErrorCategory when it executes a native console applications and captures the errors reported by the native application. Avoid using ErrorCategory.FromStdErr in other circumstances. |
| SecurityError | 25 | Used for security exceptions. |
| ProtocolError | 26 | The contract of a protocol is not being followed. Should not happen with well-behaved components. |
| ConnectionError | 27 | The operation depends on a network connection that cannot be established or maintained. |
| AuthenticationError | 28 | Could not authenticate the user to the service. Could mean that the credentials are invalid or the authentication system is not functioning properly. |
| LimitsExceeded | 29 | Internal limits prevent the operation from being executed. |
| QuotaExceeded | 30 | Controls on the use of traffic or resources prevent the operation from being executed. |
| NotEnabled | 31 | The operation attempted to use functionality that is currently disabled. |
Remarks
Do not specify ErrorCategory.NotSpecified when creating an ErrorRecord. Choose the best match from among the other values.