This exception is thrown when you try to access a protected or private field that you would not normally have access to. Most compilers will not let you compile code that does this directly. However, late-bound code can sneak by the compiler and throw this exception at runtime. For example, if you lack sufficient privileges to modify a field using System.Reflection.FieldInfo.SetValue( ), this exception is thrown.

public class FieldAccessException : MemberAccessException {
// Public Constructors
   public FieldAccessException( );
   public FieldAccessException(string message);
   public FieldAccessException(string message, Exception inner);
// Protected Constructors
   protected FieldAccessException(System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo info,
         System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext context);
}

Hierarchy

Object Exception(System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable) SystemException MemberAccessException FieldAccessException