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(C++) std::exception

std::exception is the STL class for an exceptions.

std::exception is the base class of the STL exception hierarchy

Prefer to use a derived class of std::exception to a built-in type (like int) [1].

Examples

• std::exception 1: throwing a custom exception

Reference

1. Bjarne Stroustrup. The C++ Programming Language (4th edition). 2013. ISBN: 978-0-321-56384-2. Chapter 13.7. Advice. page 386: '[4] Use purpose-designed user-defined types as exceptions (not built-in types)'

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