2002-01-28 Phil Edwards <pme@gcc.gnu.org>
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1 // Standard exception classes -*- C++ -*-
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31 // ISO C++ 19.1 Exception classes
34 /** @file stdexcept
35 * This is a Standard C++ Library header. You should @c #include this header
36 * in your programs, rather than any of the "st[dl]_*.h" implementation files.
39 #ifndef _CPP_STDEXCEPT
40 #define _CPP_STDEXCEPT 1
42 #pragma GCC system_header
44 #include <exception>
45 #include <string>
47 namespace std
49 /** Logic errors represent problems in the internal logic of a program;
50 * in theory, these are preventable, and even detectable before the
51 * program runs (e.g., violations of class invariants).
52 * @brief One of two subclasses of exception.
54 class logic_error : public exception
56 string _M_msg;
58 public:
59 /** Takes a character string describing the error. */
60 explicit
61 logic_error(const string& __arg);
63 virtual
64 ~logic_error() throw();
66 /** Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause of
67 * the current error (the same string passed to the ctor). */
68 virtual const char*
69 what() const throw();
72 /** Thrown by the library, or by you, to report domain errors (domain in
73 * the mathmatical sense). */
74 class domain_error : public logic_error
76 public:
77 explicit domain_error(const string& __arg);
80 /** Thrown to report invalid arguments to functions. */
81 class invalid_argument : public logic_error
83 public:
84 explicit invalid_argument(const string& __arg);
87 /** Thrown when an object is constructed that would exceed its maximum
88 * permitted size (e.g., a basic_string instance). */
89 class length_error : public logic_error
91 public:
92 explicit length_error(const string& __arg);
95 /** This represents an argument whose value is not within the expected
96 * range (e.g., boundary checks in basic_string). */
97 class out_of_range : public logic_error
99 public:
100 explicit out_of_range(const string& __arg);
103 /** Runtime errors represent problems outside the scope of a program;
104 * they cannot be easily predicted and can generally only be caught as
105 * the program executes.
106 * @brief One of two subclasses of exception.
108 class runtime_error : public exception
110 string _M_msg;
112 public:
113 /** Takes a character string describing the error. */
114 explicit
115 runtime_error(const string& __arg);
117 virtual
118 ~runtime_error() throw();
120 /** Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause of
121 * the current error (the same string passed to the ctor). */
122 virtual const char*
123 what() const throw();
126 /** Thrown to indicate range errors in internal computations. */
127 class range_error : public runtime_error
129 public:
130 explicit range_error(const string& __arg);
133 /** Thrown to indicate arithmetic overflow. */
134 class overflow_error : public runtime_error
136 public:
137 explicit overflow_error(const string& __arg);
140 /** Thrown to indicate arithmetic underflow. */
141 class underflow_error : public runtime_error
143 public:
144 explicit underflow_error(const string& __arg);
146 } // namespace std
148 #endif // _CPP_STDEXCEPT