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exception.h
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1 // Exception Handling support header for -*- C++ -*-
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25 
26 /** @file bits/exception.h
27  * This is an internal header file, included by other library headers.
28  * Do not attempt to use it directly.
29  */
30 
31 #ifndef __EXCEPTION_H
32 #define __EXCEPTION_H 1
33 
34 #ifdef _GLIBCXX_SYSHDR
35 #pragma GCC system_header
36 #endif
37 
38 #include <bits/c++config.h>
39 
40 extern "C++" {
41 
42 namespace std _GLIBCXX_VISIBILITY(default)
43 {
44  /**
45  * @defgroup exceptions Exceptions
46  * @ingroup diagnostics
47  * @since C++98
48  *
49  * Classes and functions for reporting errors via exceptions.
50  * @{
51  */
52 
53  /**
54  * @brief Base class for all library exceptions.
55  *
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).
60  */
61  class exception
62  {
63  public:
64  _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR exception() _GLIBCXX_NOTHROW { }
65 #if __cplusplus >= 202400L
66  [[__gnu__::__gnu_inline__]]
67  constexpr inline virtual ~exception() _GLIBCXX_TXN_SAFE_DYN noexcept {}
68 #else
69  virtual ~exception() _GLIBCXX_TXN_SAFE_DYN _GLIBCXX_NOTHROW;
70 #endif
71 #if __cplusplus >= 201103L
72  _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR exception(const exception&) = default;
73  _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR exception& operator=(const exception&) = default;
74  _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR exception(exception&&) = default;
75  _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR exception& operator=(exception&&) = default;
76 #endif
77 
78  /** Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause
79  * of the current error. */
80 #if __cplusplus >= 202400L
81  [[__gnu__::__gnu_inline__]]
82  constexpr inline virtual const char*
83  what() const _GLIBCXX_TXN_SAFE_DYN noexcept { return "std::exception"; }
84 #else
85  virtual const char*
86  what() const _GLIBCXX_TXN_SAFE_DYN _GLIBCXX_NOTHROW;
87 #endif
88  };
89 
90  /// @}
91 
92 } // namespace std
93 
94 }
95 
96 #endif
ISO C++ entities toplevel namespace is std.
Base class for all library exceptions.
Definition: exception.h:62
virtual const char * what() const noexcept