Why doesn't NullReferenceException contain information about what is null?

Question

What was the design decision behind NullReferenceException not containing any runtime specific information except base class data (like a stacktrace)? And is there an extens

Answer 1

You can setup Visual Studio to break on Throw for NullReferenceException immediately and not first at the catch block.

• Debug
• Exceptions
• Common Language
• Runtime Exceptions System
• System.NullReferenceException (Check the box)

Then you will have a break in the line which caused the NullReferenceException.