1 // Exception Handling support header for -*- C++ -*-
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29 * This is a Standard C++ Library header.
35 #pragma GCC system_header
37 #pragma GCC visibility push(default)
39 #include <bits/c++config.h>
46 * @defgroup exceptions Exceptions
47 * @ingroup diagnostics
49 * Classes and functions for reporting errors via exception classes.
54 * @brief Base class for all library exceptions.
56 * This is the base class for all exceptions thrown by the standard
57 * library, and by certain language expressions. You are free to derive
58 * your own %exception classes, or use a different hierarchy, or to
59 * throw non-class data (e.g., fundamental types).
64 exception() throw() { }
65 virtual ~exception() throw();
67 /** Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause
68 * of the current error. */
69 virtual const char* what() const throw();
72 /** If an %exception is thrown which is not listed in a function's
73 * %exception specification, one of these may be thrown. */
74 class bad_exception : public exception
77 bad_exception() throw() { }
79 // This declaration is not useless:
80 // http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.0.2/gcc_6.html#SEC118
81 virtual ~bad_exception() throw();
83 // See comment in eh_exception.cc.
84 virtual const char* what() const throw();
87 /// If you write a replacement %terminate handler, it must be of this type.
88 typedef void (*terminate_handler) ();
90 /// If you write a replacement %unexpected handler, it must be of this type.
91 typedef void (*unexpected_handler) ();
93 /// Takes a new handler function as an argument, returns the old function.
94 terminate_handler set_terminate(terminate_handler) throw();
96 /** The runtime will call this function if %exception handling must be
97 * abandoned for any reason. It can also be called by the user. */
98 void terminate() throw() __attribute__ ((__noreturn__));
100 /// Takes a new handler function as an argument, returns the old function.
101 unexpected_handler set_unexpected(unexpected_handler) throw();
103 /** The runtime will call this function if an %exception is thrown which
104 * violates the function's %exception specification. */
105 void unexpected() __attribute__ ((__noreturn__));
107 /** [18.6.4]/1: 'Returns true after completing evaluation of a
108 * throw-expression until either completing initialization of the
109 * exception-declaration in the matching handler or entering @c unexpected()
110 * due to the throw; or after entering @c terminate() for any reason
111 * other than an explicit call to @c terminate(). [Note: This includes
112 * stack unwinding [15.2]. end note]'
114 * 2: 'When @c uncaught_exception() is true, throwing an
115 * %exception can result in a call of @c terminate()
118 bool uncaught_exception() throw() __attribute__ ((__pure__));
120 // @} group exceptions
123 _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(__gnu_cxx)
126 * @brief A replacement for the standard terminate_handler which
127 * prints more information about the terminating exception (if any)
130 * @ingroup exceptions
134 * std::set_terminate(__gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler)
136 * to use. For more info, see
137 * http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/bk01pt02ch06s02.html
139 * In 3.4 and later, this is on by default.
141 void __verbose_terminate_handler();
143 _GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE
147 #pragma GCC visibility pop
149 #if (defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__) \
150 && defined(_GLIBCXX_ATOMIC_BUILTINS_4))
151 #include <exception_ptr.h>
152 #include <nested_exception.h>