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This is a number that's returned as an exit code in many .NET exceptions (particularly COM exceptions, I think).
In this question someone used Reflector to find out that this value was initialized to a private variable in nearly every Exception constructor.
My question is, why? What significance does this number have? It's hard to believe that it was chosen arbitrarily. I don't even see any numeric significance (e.g., in its binary or hex representation).
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The significance of something is the importance that it has, usually because it will have an effect on a situation or shows something about a situation.
Examples of significance in a SentenceThe discovery has great significance to researchers. His age is of little significance. This building should be preserved because of its historical significance. Does the ceremony have any religious significance?
(sɪgnɪfɪkəns ) uncountable noun. The significance of something is the importance that it has, usually because it will have an effect on a situation or shows something about a situation.
noun. importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty. meaning; import: The familiar place had a new significance for her. the quality of being significant or having a meaning: to give significance to dull chores.
While, according to the thesaurus, “importance” and “significance” can often be used interchangeably, in research a finding may be statistically significant but not necessarily important. Conversely, the outcomes of a study may be important, while the P value does not reach the level of statistical significance.
Did you pay attention to its hex representation, E0434F4D? Here's a brief synopsis:
E0 - represents E 43 - ASCII for C 4F - ASCII for O 4D - ASCII for M
So it's ECOM, or "exception from COM".
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