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Defined in header <stdexcept> | ||
class domain_error; | ||
Defines a type of object to be thrown as exception. It may be used by the implementation to report domain errors, that is, situations where the inputs are outside of the domain on which an operation is defined.
The standard library components do not throw this exception (mathematical functions report domain errors as specified inmath_errhandling). Third-party libraries, however, use this. For example,boost.math throwsstd::domain_error
ifboost::math::policies::throw_on_error
is enabled (the default setting).
All member functions ofstd::domain_error areconstexpr: it is possible to create and usestd::domain_error objects in the evaluation of a constant expression.However, | (since C++26) |
Inheritance diagram
Contents |
(constructor) | constructs a newdomain_error object with the given message(public member function) |
operator= | replaces thedomain_error object(public member function) |
domain_error(conststd::string& what_arg); | (1) | (constexpr since C++26) |
domain_error(constchar* what_arg); | (2) | (constexpr since C++26) |
domain_error(const domain_error& other); | (3) | (noexcept since C++11) (constexpr since C++26) |
std::domain_error
thenstd::strcmp(what(), other.what())==0. No exception can be thrown from the copy constructor.what_arg | - | explanatory string |
other | - | another exception object to copy |
Because copyingstd::domain_error
is not permitted to throw exceptions, this message is typically stored internally as a separately-allocated reference-counted string. This is also why there is no constructor takingstd::string&&
: it would have to copy the content anyway.
Before the resolution ofLWG issue 254, the non-copy constructor can only acceptstd::string. It makes dynamic allocation mandatory in order to construct astd::string object.
After the resolution ofLWG issue 471, a derived standard exception class must have a publicly accessible copy constructor. It can be implicitly defined as long as the explanatory strings obtained bywhat()
are the same for the original object and the copied object.
domain_error& operator=(const domain_error& other); | (noexcept since C++11) (constexpr since C++26) | |
Assigns the contents with those ofother. If*this andother both have dynamic typestd::domain_error
thenstd::strcmp(what(), other.what())==0 after assignment. No exception can be thrown from the copy assignment operator.
other | - | another exception object to assign with |
*this
After the resolution ofLWG issue 471, a derived standard exception class must have a publicly accessible copy assignment operator. It can be implicitly defined as long as the explanatory strings obtained bywhat()
are the same for the original object and the copied object.
[virtual] | destroys the exception object (virtual public member function of std::exception )[edit] |
[virtual] | returns an explanatory string (virtual public member function of std::exception )[edit] |
Feature-test macro | Value | Std | Feature |
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__cpp_lib_constexpr_exceptions | 202502L | (C++26) | constexpr exception types |
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior |
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LWG 254 | C++98 | the constructor acceptingconstchar* was missing | added |
LWG 471 | C++98 | the explanatory strings ofstd::domain_error 'scopies were implementation-defined | they are the same as that of the original std::domain_error object |