Exception handling
The header <exception> provides several classes and functions related to exception handling in C++ programs.
| Defined in header <exception> | |
|---|---|
| base class for exceptions thrown by the standard library components (class) | |
Capture and storage of exception objects | |
| checks if exception handling is currently in progress (function) | |
| (C++11) | shared pointer type for handling exception objects (typedef) |
| (C++11) | creates an std::exception_ptr from an exception object (function template) |
| (C++11) | captures the current exception in a std::exception_ptr (function) |
| (C++11) | throws the exception from an std::exception_ptr (function) |
| (C++11) | a mixin type to capture and store current exceptions (class) |
| (C++11) | throws its argument with std::nested_exception mixed in (function template) |
| (C++11) | throws the exception from a std::nested_exception (function template) |
Handling of failures in exception handling | |
| function called when exception handling fails (function) | |
the type of the function called by std::terminate (typedef) | |
| (C++11) | obtains the current terminate_handler (function) |
changes the function to be called by std::terminate (function) | |
Handling of exception specification violations | |
| (deprecated since C++11) | function called when dynamic exception specification is violated (function) |
| exception thrown when dynamic exception specification is violated, if possible (class) | |
| (deprecated since C++11) | the type of the function called by std::unexpected (typedef) |
| (C++11)(deprecated) | obtains the current unexpected_handler (function) |
| (deprecated since C++11) | changes the function to be called by std::unexpected (function) |
Exception categories
Several convenience classes are predefined in the header <stdexcept> to report particular error conditions. These classes can be divided into two categories: logic errors and runtime errors. Logic errors are a consequence of faulty logic within the program and may be preventable. Runtime errors are due to events beyond the scope of the program and can not be easily predicted.
| Defined in header <stdexcept> | |
|---|---|
| exception class to indicate violations of logical preconditions or class invariants (class) | |
| exception class to report invalid arguments (class) | |
| exception class to report domain errors (class) | |
| exception class to report attempts to exceed maximum allowed size (class) | |
| exception class to report arguments outside of expected range (class) | |
| exception class to indicate conditions only detectable at run time (class) | |
| exception class to report range errors in internal computations (class) | |
| exception class to report arithmetic overflows (class) | |
| exception class to report arithmetic underflows (class) | |
Error numbers
| Defined in header <cerrno> | |
|---|---|
| macro which expands to POSIX-compatible thread-local error number variable (macro variable) | |
| macros for standard POSIX-compatible error conditions (macro constant) | |
Assertions
Assertions help to implement checking of preconditions in programs.
| static assertion | performs compile-time assertion checking (since C++11) |
| Defined in header <cassert> | |
|---|---|
aborts the program if the user-specified condition is not true. May be disabled for release builds (function macro) | |
System error
The header <system_error> defines types and functions used to report error conditions originating from the operating system, streams I/O, std::future, or other low-level APIs.
| Defined in header <system_error> | |
|---|---|
| (C++11) | base class for error categories (class) |
| (C++11) | identifies the generic error category (function) |
| (C++11) | identifies the operating system error category (function) |
| (C++11) | holds a portable error code (class) |
| (C++11) | the std::error_condition enumeration listing all standard <cerrno> macro constants (class) |
| (C++11) | holds a platform-dependent error code (class) |
| (C++11) | exception class used to report conditions that have an error_code (class) |
See also
C documentation for Error handling |
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