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1 // Standard exception classes -*- C++ -*-
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31 // ISO C++ 19.1 Exception classes
34 /** @file std_stdexcept.h
35 * The Standard C++ library provides classes to be used to report certain
36 * errors (17.4.4.8) in C++ programs. In the error model reflected in these
37 * classes, errors are divided into two broad categories: logic errors and
38 * runtime errors.
41 #ifndef _CPP_STDEXCEPT
42 #define _CPP_STDEXCEPT 1
44 #pragma GCC system_header
46 #include <exception>
47 #include <string>
49 namespace std
51 /** Logic errors represent problems in the internal logic of a program;
52 * in theory, these are preventable, and even detectable before the
53 * program runs (e.g., violations of class invariants).
54 * @brief One of two subclasses of exception.
56 class logic_error : public exception
58 string _M_msg;
60 public:
61 /** Takes a character string describing the error. */
62 explicit
63 logic_error(const string& __arg);
65 virtual
66 ~logic_error() throw();
68 /** Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause of
69 * the current error (the same string passed to the ctor). */
70 virtual const char*
71 what() const throw();
74 /** Thrown by the library, or by you, to report domain errors (domain in
75 * the mathmatical sense). */
76 class domain_error : public logic_error
78 public:
79 explicit domain_error(const string& __arg);
82 /** Thrown to report invalid arguments to functions. */
83 class invalid_argument : public logic_error
85 public:
86 explicit invalid_argument(const string& __arg);
89 /** Thrown when an object is constructed that would exceed its maximum
90 * permitted size (e.g., a basic_string instance). */
91 class length_error : public logic_error
93 public:
94 explicit length_error(const string& __arg);
97 /** This represents an argument whose value is not within the expected
98 * range (e.g., boundary checks in basic_string). */
99 class out_of_range : public logic_error
101 public:
102 explicit out_of_range(const string& __arg);
105 /** Runtime errors represent problems outside the scope of a program;
106 * they cannot be easily predicted and can generally only be caught as
107 * the program executes.
108 * @brief One of two subclasses of exception.
110 class runtime_error : public exception
112 string _M_msg;
114 public:
115 /** Takes a character string describing the error. */
116 explicit
117 runtime_error(const string& __arg);
119 virtual
120 ~runtime_error() throw();
122 /** Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause of
123 * the current error (the same string passed to the ctor). */
124 virtual const char*
125 what() const throw();
128 /** Thrown to indicate range errors in internal computations. */
129 class range_error : public runtime_error
131 public:
132 explicit range_error(const string& __arg);
135 /** Thrown to indicate arithmetic overflow. */
136 class overflow_error : public runtime_error
138 public:
139 explicit overflow_error(const string& __arg);
142 /** Thrown to indicate arithmetic underflow. */
143 class underflow_error : public runtime_error
145 public:
146 explicit underflow_error(const string& __arg);
148 } // namespace std
150 #endif // _CPP_STDEXCEPT