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  19   Diagnostics library                             [lib.diagnostics]

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1 This clause describes components that C++ programs may use  to  detect
  and report error conditions.

2 The  following  subclauses  describe  components for reporting several
  kinds of exceptional conditions, documenting program assertions, and a
  global variable for error number codes, as summarized in Table 1:

                   Table 1--Diagnostics library summary

          +-----------------------------------------------------+
          |              Subclause                   Header(s)  |
          +-----------------------------------------------------+
          |_lib.std.exceptions_ Exception classes   <stdexcept> |
          +-----------------------------------------------------+
          |_lib.assertions_ Assertions              <cassert>   |
          +-----------------------------------------------------+
          |_lib.errno_ Error numbers                <cerrno>    |
          +-----------------------------------------------------+

  19.1  Exception classes                           [lib.std.exceptions]

1 The Standard C++ library provides classes to be used to report certain
  errors (_lib.res.on.exception.handling_)  in  C++  programs.   In  the
  error  model  reflected  in these classes, errors are divided into two
  broad categories: logic errors and runtime errors.

2 The distinguishing characteristic of logic errors is that they are due
  to  errors  in the internal logic of the program.  In theory, they are
  preventable.

3 By contrast, runtime errors are due to events beyond the scope of  the
  program.   They  cannot  be  easily  predicted in advance.  The header
  <stdexcept> defines several types of predefined exceptions for report-
  ing errors in a C++ program.  These exceptions are related via inheri-
  tance.

  Header <stdexcept> synopsis

  namespace std {
    class logic_error;
      class domain_error;
      class invalid_argument;
      class length_error;
      class out_of_range;
    class runtime_error;
      class range_error;
      class overflow_error;
      class underflow_error;
  }

  19.1.1  Class logic_error                            [lib.logic.error]
  namespace std {
    class logic_error : public exception {
    public:
      logic_error(const string& what_arg);
    };
  }

1 The class logic_error defines the type of objects thrown as exceptions
  to  report  errors  presumably detectable before the program executes,
  such as violations of logical preconditions or class invariants.

  logic_error(const string& what_arg);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class logic_error.
  Postcondition:
    strcmp(what(), what_arg.c_str()) == 0.

  19.1.2  Class domain_error                          [lib.domain.error]
  namespace std {
    class domain_error : public logic_error {
    public:
      domain_error(const string& what_arg);
    };
  }

1 The class domain_error defines the type of objects  thrown  as  excep-
  tions by the implementation to report domain errors.

  domain_error(const string& what_arg);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class domain_error.
  Postcondition:
    strcmp(what(), what_arg.c_str()) == 0.

  19.1.3  Class invalid_argument                  [lib.invalid.argument]
  namespace std {
    class invalid_argument : public logic_error {
    public:
      invalid_argument(const string& what_arg);
    };
  }

1 The  class  invalid_argument  defines  the  type  of objects thrown as
  exceptions to report an invalid argument.

  invalid_argument(const string& what_arg);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class invalid_argument.
  Postcondition:
    strcmp(what(), what_arg.c_str()) == 0.

  19.1.4  Class length_error                          [lib.length.error]
  namespace std {
    class length_error : public logic_error {
    public:
      length_error(const string& what_arg);
    };
  }

1 The class length_error defines the type of objects  thrown  as  excep-
  tions  to  report an attempt to produce an object whose length exceeds
  its maximum allowable size.

  length_error(const string& what_arg);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class length_error.
  Postcondition:
    strcmp(what(), what_arg.c_str()) == 0.

  19.1.5  Class out_of_range                          [lib.out.of.range]
  namespace std {
    class out_of_range : public logic_error {
    public:
      out_of_range(const string& what_arg);
    };
  }

1 The class out_of_range defines the type of objects  thrown  as  excep-
  tions to report an argument value not in its expected range.

  out_of_range(const string& what_arg);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class out_of_range.
  Postcondition:
    strcmp(what(), what_arg.c_str()) == 0.

  19.1.6  Class runtime_error                        [lib.runtime.error]
  namespace std {
    class runtime_error : public exception {
    public:
      runtime_error(const string& what_arg);
    };
  }

1 The  class  runtime_error defines the type of objects thrown as excep-
  tions to report errors presumably detectable  only  when  the  program
  executes.

  runtime_error(const string& what_arg);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class runtime_error.
  Postcondition:
    strcmp(what(), what_arg.c_str()) == 0.

  19.1.7  Class range_error                            [lib.range.error]
  namespace std {
    class range_error : public runtime_error {
    public:
      range_error(const string& what_arg);
    };
  }

1 The class range_error defines the type of objects thrown as exceptions
  to report range errors in internal computations.

  range_error(const string& what_arg);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class range_error.
  Postcondition:
    strcmp(what(), what_arg.c_str()) == 0.

  19.1.8  Class overflow_error                      [lib.overflow.error]
  namespace std {
    class overflow_error : public runtime_error {
    public:
      overflow_error(const string& what_arg);
    };
  }

1 The class overflow_error defines the type of objects thrown as  excep-
  tions to report an arithmetic overflow error.

  overflow_error(const string& what_arg);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class overflow_error.
  Postcondition:
    strcmp(what(), what_arg.c_str()) == 0.

  19.1.9  Class underflow_error                    [lib.underflow.error]
  namespace std {
    class underflow_error : public runtime_error {
    public:
      underflow_error(const string& what_arg);
    };
  }

1 The class underflow_error defines the type of objects thrown as excep-
  tions to report an arithmetic underflow error.

  underflow_error(const string& what_arg);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class underflow_error.
  Postcondition:
    strcmp(what(), what_arg.c_str()) == 0.

  19.2  Assertions                                      [lib.assertions]

1 Provides macros for documenting C++ program assertions, and  for  dis-
  abling the assertion checks.

2 Header <cassert> (Table 2):

                    Table 2--Header <cassert> synopsis

                          +--------------------+
                          | Type     Name(s)   |
                          +--------------------+
                          |Macro:   assert     |
                          +--------------------+

3 The contents are the same as the Standard C library header <assert.h>.

  SEE ALSO: ISO C subclause 7.2.

  19.3  Error numbers                                        [lib.errno]

1 Header <cerrno> (Table 3):

                    Table 3--Header <cerrno> synopsis

                    +--------------------------------+
                    | Type            Name(s)        |
                    +--------------------------------+
                    |Macros:   EDOM   ERANGE   errno |
                    +--------------------------------+

2 The contents are the same as the Standard C library header  <errno.h>.

  SEE ALSO: ISO C subclause 7.1.4, 7.2, Amendment 1 subclause 4.3.