[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-07 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eDescriptorValidationException is a class thrown when building descriptors fails due to invalid source DescriptorProtos.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThis class inherits from the \u003ccode\u003eException\u003c/code\u003e class and implements the \u003ccode\u003eISerializable\u003c/code\u003e interface.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe latest version of the DescriptorValidationException class is 3.27.1, with older versions 3.23.0 and 3.15.8 available.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt provides properties like \u003ccode\u003eDescription\u003c/code\u003e (a human-readable error description) and \u003ccode\u003eProblemSymbolName\u003c/code\u003e (the full name of the descriptor with the error).\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe class is part of the \u003ccode\u003eGoogle.Protobuf.Reflection\u003c/code\u003e namespace within the \u003ccode\u003eGoogle.Protobuf.dll\u003c/code\u003e assembly.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Class DescriptorValidationException (3.27.1)\n\nVersion latestkeyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [3.27.1 (latest)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorValidationException)\n- [3.23.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/3.23.0/Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorValidationException)\n- [3.15.8](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/3.15.8/Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorValidationException) \n\n public sealed class DescriptorValidationException : Exception, ISerializable\n\nThrown when building descriptors fails because the source DescriptorProtos\nare not valid. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e [Exception](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception) \\\u003e DescriptorValidationException \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[ISerializable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.runtime.serialization.iserializable) \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\n[Exception.GetBaseException()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception.getbaseexception) \n[Exception.GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception.getobjectdata) \n[Exception.GetType()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception.gettype) \n[Exception.ToString()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception.tostring) \n[Exception.Data](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception.data) \n[Exception.HelpLink](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception.helplink) \n[Exception.HResult](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception.hresult) \n[Exception.InnerException](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception.innerexception) \n[Exception.Message](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception.message) \n[Exception.Source](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception.source) \n[Exception.StackTrace](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception.stacktrace) \n[Exception.TargetSite](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.exception.targetsite) \n[object.Equals(object)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object)) \n[object.Equals(object, object)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object-system-object)) \n[object.GetHashCode()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gethashcode) \n[object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.referenceequals)\n\nNamespace\n---------\n\n[Google.Protobuf.Reflection](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.Reflection)\n\nAssembly\n--------\n\nGoogle.Protobuf.dll\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### Description\n\n public string Description { get; }\n\n### ProblemSymbolName\n\n public string ProblemSymbolName { get; }"]]
