std::runtime_error(3)

std::runtime_error3

One of two subclasses of exception.

Usage

#include <stdexcept_except.h>

Inherits std::exception.

Inherited by , , std::overflow_error, std::range_error, and std::regex_error.

Public Member Functions

runtime_error (const char *)
runtime_error (const runtime_error &) noexcept
runtime_error (const string &__arg)
runtime_error (runtime_error &&) noexcept
runtime_error & operator= (const runtime_error &) noexcept
runtime_error & operator= (runtime_error &&) noexcept
virtual const char * what () const noexcept

Detailed Description

One of two subclasses of exception.

Runtime errors represent problems outside the scope of a program; they cannot be easily predicted and can generally only be caught as the program executes.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

std::runtime_error::runtime_error (const string & __arg) [explicit]

Takes a character string describing the error.

References runtime_error().

Referenced by runtime_error().

Member Function Documentation

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

Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause of the current error (the same string passed to the ctor).

Reimplemented from std::exception.

Reimplemented in std::experimental::filesystem::v1::filesystem_error, std::filesystem::filesystem_error, and std::ios_base::failure.

References what().

Referenced by what().

Releases

4 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 3.1
  2. 4.0
  3. 5.0
  4. Arch

Author

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