1 // Exception Handling support header for -*- C++ -*-
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33 * This header defines several types and functions relating to the
34 * handling of exceptions in a C++ program.
44 /** This is the base class for all exceptions thrown by the standard
45 * library, and by certain language expressions. You are free to derive
46 * your own %exception classes, or use a different hierarchy, or to
47 * throw non-class data (e.g., fundamental types).
48 * @brief Base class for all library exceptions.
53 exception() throw() { }
54 virtual ~exception() throw();
55 /** Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause
56 * of the current error. */
57 virtual const char* what() const throw();
60 /** If an %exception is thrown which is not listed in a function's
61 * %exception specification, one of these may be thrown. */
62 class bad_exception : public exception
65 bad_exception() throw() { }
66 // This declaration is not useless:
67 // http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.0.2/gcc_6.html#SEC118
68 virtual ~bad_exception() throw();
71 /// If you write a replacement %terminate handler, it must be of this type.
72 typedef void (*terminate_handler) ();
73 /// If you write a replacement %unexpected handler, it must be of this type.
74 typedef void (*unexpected_handler) ();
76 /// Takes a new handler function as an argument, returns the old function.
77 terminate_handler set_terminate(terminate_handler) throw();
78 /** The runtime will call this function if %exception handling must be
79 * abandoned for any reason. */
80 void terminate() __attribute__ ((__noreturn__));
82 /// Takes a new handler function as an argument, returns the old function.
83 unexpected_handler set_unexpected(unexpected_handler) throw();
84 /** The runtime will call this function if an %exception is thrown which
85 * violates the function's %exception specification. */
86 void unexpected() __attribute__ ((__noreturn__));
88 /** [18.6.4]/1: "Returns true after completing evaluation of a
89 * throw-expression until either completing initialization of the
90 * exception-declaration in the matching handler or entering @c unexpected()
91 * due to the throw; or after entering @c terminate() for any reason
92 * other than an explicit call to @c terminate(). [Note: This includes
93 * stack unwinding [15.2]. end note]"
95 * 2: "When @c uncaught_exception() is true, throwing an %exception can
96 * result in a call of @c terminate() (15.5.1)."
98 bool uncaught_exception() throw();
103 /** A replacement for the standard terminate_handler which prints more
104 information about the terminating exception (if any) on stderr. Call
106 std::set_terminate (__gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler)
109 void __verbose_terminate_handler ();
110 } // namespace __gnu_cxx