std::bad_cast(3cxx)

std::bad_cast3cxx

Thrown during incorrect typecasting.

Usage

#include <typeinfo>

Inherits std::exception.

Inherited by std::bad_any_cast, and std::experimental::fundamentals_v1::bad_any_cast.

Public Member Functions

virtual const char * what () const noexcept

Detailed Description

Thrown during incorrect typecasting.

If you attempt an invalid dynamic_cast expression, an instance of this class (or something derived from this class) is thrown.

Member Function Documentation

virtual const char * std::bad_cast::what () const [virtual], [noexcept]

Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause of the current error.

Reimplemented from std::exception.

Reimplemented in std::bad_any_cast, and std::experimental::fundamentals_v1::bad_any_cast.

Releases

7 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 6 times.

  1. 6.0
  2. 7
  3. 9
  4. 10
  5. 11
  6. 12
  7. 13

Author

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