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bool uncaught_exception()throw(); | (until C++11) | |
bool uncaught_exception()noexcept; | (since C++11) (deprecated in C++17) (removed in C++20) | |
int uncaught_exceptions()noexcept; | (2) | (since C++17) (constexpr since C++26) |
std::uncaught_exception
detects ifstack unwinding is currently in progress.Sometimes it's safe to throw an exception even whilestd::uncaught_exception()==true(until C++17)std::uncaught_exceptions()>0(since C++17). For example, ifstack unwinding causes an object to be destructed, the destructor for that object could run code that throws an exception as long as the exception is caught by some catch block before escaping the destructor.
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An example where int-returninguncaught_exceptions
is used is theboost.log library: the expressionBOOST_LOG(logger)<< foo(); first creates a guard object and records the number of uncaught exceptions in its constructor. The output is performed by the guard object's destructor unlessfoo() throws (in which case the number of uncaught exceptions in the destructor is greater than what the constructor observed).
std::experimental::scope_fail andstd::experimental::scope_success in LFTS v3 rely on the functionality ofuncaught_exceptions
, because their destructors need to do different things that depend on whether is called during stack unwinding.
Feature-test macro | Value | Std | Feature |
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__cpp_lib_uncaught_exceptions | 201411L | (C++17) | std::uncaught_exceptions |
__cpp_lib_constexpr_exceptions | 202411L | (C++26) | constexpr for exception types |
#include <exception>#include <iostream>#include <stdexcept> struct Foo{char id{'?'};int count= std::uncaught_exceptions(); ~Foo(){ count== std::uncaught_exceptions()?std::cout<< id<<".~Foo() called normally\n":std::cout<< id<<".~Foo() called during stack unwinding\n";}}; int main(){ Foo f{'f'}; try{ Foo g{'g'};std::cout<<"Exception thrown\n";throwstd::runtime_error("test exception");}catch(conststd::exception& e){std::cout<<"Exception caught: "<< e.what()<<'\n';}}
Possible output:
Exception throwng.~Foo() called during stack unwindingException caught: test exceptionf.~Foo() called normally
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 70 | C++98 | the exception specification ofuncaught_exception() was missing | specified asthrow() |
function called when exception handling fails (function)[edit] | |
(C++11) | shared pointer type for handling exception objects (typedef)[edit] |
(C++11) | captures the current exception in astd::exception_ptr (function)[edit] |
1. | GOTW issue 47: Uncaught Exceptions |
2. | Rationale forstd::uncaught_exceptions (N4125) |