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Guidance on using IndexOutOfRangeException vs ArgumentOutOfRangeException
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I notice that accessing a List<T> by an incorrect index throws an ArgumentOutOfRangeException, not an IndexOutOfRangeException. I would have expected it to throw an IndexOutOfRangeException since it is more specific as to what the Range is.
Is there any guidance as to when to use one over the other?
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* Content: [IndexOutOfRangeException Class (System)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.indexoutofrangeexception?view=netframework-4.7.2)
* Content Source: [xml/System/IndexOutOfRangeException.xml](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-api-docs/blob/master/xml/System/IndexOutOfRangeException.xml)
* Product: **dotnet-api**
* GitHub Login: @rpetrusha
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