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+++ b/Source/Validation/ValidationException.cs	Thu Mar 27 21:46:09 2014 +0400
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+
+namespace BLToolkit.Validation
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Defines the base class for the namespace exceptions.
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// This class is the base class for exceptions that may occur during
+	/// execution of the namespace members.
+	/// </remarks>
+	[Serializable] 
+	public class ValidationException : Exception
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ValidationException"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// This constructor initializes the <see cref="Exception.Message"/>
+		/// property of the new instance such as "A Validation exception has occurred."
+		/// </remarks>
+		public ValidationException()
+			: base("A Validation exception has occurred.")
+		{
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ValidationException"/> class 
+		/// with the specified error message.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="message">The message to display to the client when the
+		/// exception is thrown.</param>
+		/// <seealso cref="Exception.Message"/>
+		public ValidationException(string message)
+			: base(message)
+		{
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ValidationException"/> class 
+		/// with the specified error message and InnerException property.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="message">The message to display to the client when the
+		/// exception is thrown.</param>
+		/// <param name="innerException">The InnerException, if any, that threw
+		/// the current exception.</param>
+		/// <seealso cref="Exception.Message"/>
+		/// <seealso cref="Exception.InnerException"/>
+		public ValidationException(string message, Exception innerException)
+			: base(message, innerException)
+		{
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ValidationException"/> class 
+		/// with the specified InnerException property.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="innerException">The InnerException, if any, that threw
+		/// the current exception.</param>
+		/// <seealso cref="Exception.Message"/>
+		/// <seealso cref="Exception.InnerException"/>
+		public ValidationException(Exception innerException)
+			: base(innerException.Message, innerException)
+		{
+		}
+
+#if !SILVERLIGHT
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ValidationException"/> class
+		/// with serialized data.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="info">The object that holds the serialized object data.</param>
+		/// <param name="context">The contextual information about the source or
+		/// destination.</param>
+		/// <remarks>This constructor is called during deserialization to
+		/// reconstitute the exception object transmitted over a stream.</remarks>
+		protected ValidationException(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
+			: base(info, context)
+		{
+		}
+
+#endif
+	}
+}