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1 // Exception Handling support header for -*- C++ -*-
2
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27
28 /** @file exception
29 * This is a Standard C++ Library header.
30 */
31
32 #ifndef __EXCEPTION__
33 #define __EXCEPTION__
34
35 #pragma GCC system_header
36
37 #pragma GCC visibility push(default)
38
39 #include <bits/c++config.h>
40 #include <bits/atomic_lockfree_defines.h>
41
42 extern "C++" {
43
44 namespace std
45 {
46 /**
47 * @defgroup exceptions Exceptions
48 * @ingroup diagnostics
49 *
50 * Classes and functions for reporting errors via exception classes.
51 * @{
52 */
53
54 /**
55 * @brief Base class for all library exceptions.
56 *
57 * This is the base class for all exceptions thrown by the standard
58 * library, and by certain language expressions. You are free to derive
59 * your own %exception classes, or use a different hierarchy, or to
60 * throw non-class data (e.g., fundamental types).
61 */
62 class exception
63 {
64 public:
65 exception() _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT { }
66 virtual ~exception() _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT;
67
68 /** Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause
69 * of the current error. */
70 virtual const char* what() const _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT;
71 };
72
73 /** If an %exception is thrown which is not listed in a function's
74 * %exception specification, one of these may be thrown. */
75 class bad_exception : public exception
76 {
77 public:
78 bad_exception() _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT { }
79
80 // This declaration is not useless:
81 // http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.0.2/gcc_6.html#SEC118
82 virtual ~bad_exception() _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT;
83
84 // See comment in eh_exception.cc.
85 virtual const char* what() const _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT;
86 };
87
88 /// If you write a replacement %terminate handler, it must be of this type.
89 typedef void (*terminate_handler) ();
90
91 /// If you write a replacement %unexpected handler, it must be of this type.
92 typedef void (*unexpected_handler) ();
93
94 /// Takes a new handler function as an argument, returns the old function.
95 terminate_handler set_terminate(terminate_handler) _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT;
96
97 /** The runtime will call this function if %exception handling must be
98 * abandoned for any reason. It can also be called by the user. */
99 void terminate() _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT __attribute__ ((__noreturn__));
100
101 /// Takes a new handler function as an argument, returns the old function.
102 unexpected_handler set_unexpected(unexpected_handler) _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT;
103
104 /** The runtime will call this function if an %exception is thrown which
105 * violates the function's %exception specification. */
106 void unexpected() __attribute__ ((__noreturn__));
107
108 /** [18.6.4]/1: 'Returns true after completing evaluation of a
109 * throw-expression until either completing initialization of the
110 * exception-declaration in the matching handler or entering @c unexpected()
111 * due to the throw; or after entering @c terminate() for any reason
112 * other than an explicit call to @c terminate(). [Note: This includes
113 * stack unwinding [15.2]. end note]'
114 *
115 * 2: 'When @c uncaught_exception() is true, throwing an
116 * %exception can result in a call of @c terminate()
117 * (15.5.1).'
118 */
119 bool uncaught_exception() _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT __attribute__ ((__pure__));
120
121 // @} group exceptions
122 } // namespace std
123
124 namespace __gnu_cxx
125 {
126 _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
127
128 /**
129 * @brief A replacement for the standard terminate_handler which
130 * prints more information about the terminating exception (if any)
131 * on stderr.
132 *
133 * @ingroup exceptions
134 *
135 * Call
136 * @code
137 * std::set_terminate(__gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler)
138 * @endcode
139 * to use. For more info, see
140 * http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/bk01pt02ch06s02.html
141 *
142 * In 3.4 and later, this is on by default.
143 */
144 void __verbose_terminate_handler();
145
146 _GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE_VERSION
147 } // namespace
148
149 } // extern "C++"
150
151 #pragma GCC visibility pop
152
153 #if defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__) && (ATOMIC_INT_LOCK_FREE > 1)
154 #include <bits/exception_ptr.h>
155 #include <bits/nested_exception.h>
156 #endif
157
158 #endif