Error in add Controller

Question

When I'm going to add a controller. I get the following error:

What causes this error?

How do I solve it?

The error occurs in the `Add -> Controller` . When I add the controller referencing a class as a model. — Renan Carlos, Aug 12 '17 at 03:51
You have given us nothing to indicate what code you have that might be throwing that except, so suggest you [google](https://www.google.com.au/search?q=There+was+an+error+running+the+selected+code+generator%3A+%E2%80%98Exception+has+been+thrown+by+the+target+of+an+invocation.%E2%80%99&oq=There+was+an+error+running+the+selected+code+generator%3A+%E2%80%98Exception+has+been+thrown+by+the+target+of+an+invocation.%E2%80%99&aqs=chrome..69i57.384j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) that error message and look at the results it returns — , Aug 12 '17 at 03:52
One work around is, just add a class in controller folder and then inherit Controller class of mvc in your class. Now your class will be controller :) — ManishKumar, Aug 12 '17 at 03:55
@StephenMuecke thanks for your commet, but I'm generating with visual studio scaffold. What code would it be? — Renan Carlos, Aug 12 '17 at 03:56
Have you looked at the [first result](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23576294/application-cant-scaffold-items) for one possible cause — , Aug 12 '17 at 03:59

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 12 '17 at 04:30

You need a try catch block to figure out what the real error is like so:

try{
   //your code here
}
catch(Exception e) {
   throw e;
}

Then, you can use the debugger to check what the InnerException is. You can also print out the exception message in the catch block.

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