ASP.NET MVC3 HttpStatusCodeResult StatusDescription - Specified argument was out of the range of valid values

Question

For some reason I'm getting an error trying to return

new HttpStatusCodeResult(500, statusDescription);

In my MVC3 app. It blows up with the error

Specified argument was out of the range of valid values.
Parameter name: value
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values.
Parameter name: value

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values.
Parameter name: value]
   System.Web.HttpResponse.set_StatusDescription(String value) +4877926
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeAction(ControllerContext controllerContext, String actionName) +785441
   System.Web.Mvc.Controller.ExecuteCore() +159
   System.Web.Mvc.ControllerBase.Execute(RequestContext requestContext) +335
   System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayClassb.<BeginProcessRequest>b__5() +62
   System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass1.<MakeVoidDelegate>b__0() +20
   System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayClasse.<EndProcessRequest>b__d() +54
   System.Web.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +453
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +371


Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.372

If I change my result to return new HttpStatusCodeResult(500, "statusDescription");

It will then work fine, is there some kind of length restriction on Status Description?

SLaks · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-02 16:50:42Z

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Looking at the source, or at the documentation, it cannot be more than 512 characters.

answered Feb 2, 2011 at 16:50

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3 Comments

Chris Marisic Over a year ago

Coming back to this answer years later, it still makes me mad at how stupid this error is. Even if they have to do it, the fact it was not a meaningful error message and coupled with it not failing fast for setting too long of a value. ಠ_ಠ

Beans Over a year ago

I just had to go through the entire WebAPI and find places where ReasonPhrase is being set and make sure length is less than 512. After weeks of people puzzling over ambiguous error messages in the logs.

Eliyah Over a year ago

@Beans That's exactly what happened to me with ReasonPhrase. Thank you so much. God bless you abundently.

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