1 // Exception Handling support header for -*- C++ -*-
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29 * This is a Standard C++ Library header.
35 #pragma GCC visibility push(default)
37 #include <bits/c++config.h>
44 * @defgroup exceptions Exceptions
45 * @ingroup diagnostics
47 * Classes and functions for reporting errors via exception classes.
52 * @brief Base class for all library exceptions.
54 * This is the base class for all exceptions thrown by the standard
55 * library, and by certain language expressions. You are free to derive
56 * your own %exception classes, or use a different hierarchy, or to
57 * throw non-class data (e.g., fundamental types).
62 exception() throw() { }
63 virtual ~exception() throw();
65 /** Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause
66 * of the current error. */
67 virtual const char* what() const throw();
70 /** If an %exception is thrown which is not listed in a function's
71 * %exception specification, one of these may be thrown. */
72 class bad_exception : public exception
75 bad_exception() throw() { }
77 // This declaration is not useless:
78 // http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.0.2/gcc_6.html#SEC118
79 virtual ~bad_exception() throw();
81 // See comment in eh_exception.cc.
82 virtual const char* what() const throw();
85 /// If you write a replacement %terminate handler, it must be of this type.
86 typedef void (*terminate_handler) ();
88 /// If you write a replacement %unexpected handler, it must be of this type.
89 typedef void (*unexpected_handler) ();
91 /// Takes a new handler function as an argument, returns the old function.
92 terminate_handler set_terminate(terminate_handler) throw();
94 /** The runtime will call this function if %exception handling must be
95 * abandoned for any reason. It can also be called by the user. */
96 void terminate() throw() __attribute__ ((__noreturn__));
98 /// Takes a new handler function as an argument, returns the old function.
99 unexpected_handler set_unexpected(unexpected_handler) throw();
101 /** The runtime will call this function if an %exception is thrown which
102 * violates the function's %exception specification. */
103 void unexpected() __attribute__ ((__noreturn__));
105 /** [18.6.4]/1: "Returns true after completing evaluation of a
106 * throw-expression until either completing initialization of the
107 * exception-declaration in the matching handler or entering @c unexpected()
108 * due to the throw; or after entering @c terminate() for any reason
109 * other than an explicit call to @c terminate(). [Note: This includes
110 * stack unwinding [15.2]. end note]"
112 * 2: "When @c uncaught_exception() is true, throwing an %exception can
113 * result in a call of @c terminate() (15.5.1)."
115 bool uncaught_exception() throw() __attribute__ ((__pure__));
117 // @} group exceptions
120 _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(__gnu_cxx)
123 * @brief A replacement for the standard terminate_handler which
124 * prints more information about the terminating exception (if any)
127 * @ingroup exceptions
131 * std::set_terminate(__gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler)
133 * to use. For more info, see
134 * http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/bk01pt02ch06s02.html
136 * In 3.4 and later, this is on by default.
138 void __verbose_terminate_handler();
140 _GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE
144 #pragma GCC visibility pop
146 #if (defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__) \
147 && defined(_GLIBCXX_ATOMIC_BUILTINS_4))
148 #include <exception_ptr.h>
149 #include <nested_exception.h>