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nested_exception.h
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1// Nested Exception support header (nested_exception class) for -*- C++ -*-
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25/** @file bits/nested_exception.h
26 * This is an internal header file, included by other library headers.
27 * Do not attempt to use it directly. @headername{exception}
28 */
29
30#ifndef _GLIBCXX_NESTED_EXCEPTION_H
31#define _GLIBCXX_NESTED_EXCEPTION_H 1
32
33#if __cplusplus < 201103L
34# include <bits/c++0x_warning.h>
35#else
36
37#include <bits/move.h>
38#include <bits/exception_ptr.h>
39
40extern "C++" {
41
42namespace std _GLIBCXX_VISIBILITY(default)
43{
44 /**
45 * @addtogroup exceptions
46 * @{
47 */
48
49 /** Mixin class that stores the current exception.
50 *
51 * This type can be used via `std::throw_with_nested` to store
52 * the current exception nested within another exception.
53 *
54 * @headerfile exception
55 * @since C++11
56 * @see std::throw_with_nested
57 * @ingroup exceptions
58 */
60 {
61 exception_ptr _M_ptr;
62
63 public:
64 /// The default constructor stores the current exception (if any).
65 _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR
66 nested_exception() noexcept : _M_ptr(current_exception()) { }
67
68 _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR
69 nested_exception(const nested_exception&) noexcept = default;
70
71 _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR
72 nested_exception& operator=(const nested_exception&) noexcept = default;
73
74#if __cplusplus >= 202400L
75 constexpr virtual ~nested_exception() noexcept {}
76#else
77 virtual ~nested_exception() noexcept;
78#endif
79
80 /// Rethrow the stored exception, or terminate if none was stored.
81 [[noreturn]]
82 _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR void
84 {
85 if (_M_ptr)
86 rethrow_exception(_M_ptr);
88 }
89
90 /// Access the stored exception.
91 _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR exception_ptr
92 nested_ptr() const noexcept
93 { return _M_ptr; }
94 };
95
96 /// @cond undocumented
97
98 template<typename _Except>
99 struct _Nested_exception : public _Except, public nested_exception
100 {
101 _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR explicit _Nested_exception(const _Except& __ex)
102 : _Except(__ex)
103 { }
104
105 _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR explicit _Nested_exception(_Except&& __ex)
106 : _Except(static_cast<_Except&&>(__ex))
107 { }
108 };
109
110#if __cplusplus < 201703L || ! defined __cpp_if_constexpr
111 // [except.nested]/8
112 // Throw an exception of unspecified type that is publicly derived from
113 // both remove_reference_t<_Tp> and nested_exception.
114 template<typename _Tp>
115 [[noreturn]]
116 inline void
117 __throw_with_nested_impl(_Tp&& __t, true_type)
118 {
119 throw _Nested_exception<__remove_cvref_t<_Tp>>{std::forward<_Tp>(__t)};
120 }
121
122 template<typename _Tp>
123 [[noreturn]]
124 inline void
125 __throw_with_nested_impl(_Tp&& __t, false_type)
126 { throw std::forward<_Tp>(__t); }
127#endif
128
129 /// @endcond
130
131 /** Throw an exception that also stores the currently active exception.
132 *
133 * If `_Tp` is derived from `std::nested_exception` or is not usable
134 * as a base-class, throws a copy of `__t`.
135 * Otherwise, throws an object of an implementation-defined type derived
136 * from both `_Tp` and `std::nested_exception`, containing a copy of `__t`
137 * and the result of `std::current_exception()`.
138 *
139 * In other words, throws the argument as a new exception that contains
140 * the currently active exception nested within it. This is intended for
141 * use in a catch handler to replace the caught exception with a different
142 * type, while still preserving the original exception. When the new
143 * exception is caught, the nested exception can be rethrown by using
144 * `std::rethrow_if_nested`.
145 *
146 * This can be used at API boundaries, for example to catch a library's
147 * internal exception type and rethrow it nested with a `std::runtime_error`,
148 * or vice versa.
149 *
150 * @since C++11
151 */
152 template<typename _Tp>
153 [[noreturn]]
154 _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR inline void
156 {
157 using _Up = typename decay<_Tp>::type;
158 using _CopyConstructible
159 = __and_<is_copy_constructible<_Up>, is_move_constructible<_Up>>;
160 static_assert(_CopyConstructible::value,
161 "throw_with_nested argument must be CopyConstructible");
162
163#if __cplusplus >= 201703L && __cpp_if_constexpr
164 if constexpr (is_class_v<_Up>)
165 if constexpr (!is_final_v<_Up>)
166 if constexpr (!is_base_of_v<nested_exception, _Up>)
167 throw _Nested_exception<_Up>{std::forward<_Tp>(__t)};
168 throw std::forward<_Tp>(__t);
169#else
170 using __nest = __and_<is_class<_Up>, __bool_constant<!__is_final(_Up)>,
171 __not_<is_base_of<nested_exception, _Up>>>;
172 std::__throw_with_nested_impl(std::forward<_Tp>(__t), __nest{});
173#endif
174 }
175
176#if __cplusplus < 201703L || ! defined __cpp_if_constexpr
177 /// @cond undocumented
178
179 // Attempt dynamic_cast to nested_exception and call rethrow_nested().
180 template<typename _Ex>
181 inline void
182 __rethrow_if_nested_impl(const _Ex* __ptr, true_type)
183 {
184 if (auto __ne_ptr = dynamic_cast<const nested_exception*>(__ptr))
185 __ne_ptr->rethrow_nested();
186 }
187
188 // Otherwise, no effects.
189 inline void
190 __rethrow_if_nested_impl(const void*, false_type)
191 { }
192
193 /// @endcond
194#endif
195
196 /** Rethrow a nested exception
197 *
198 * If `__ex` contains a `std::nested_exception` object, call its
199 * `rethrow_nested()` member to rethrow the stored exception.
200 *
201 * After catching an exception thrown by a call to `std::throw_with_nested`
202 * this function can be used to rethrow the exception that was active when
203 * `std::throw_with_nested` was called.
204 *
205 * @since C++11
206 */
207 // _GLIBCXX_RESOLVE_LIB_DEFECTS
208 // 2484. rethrow_if_nested() is doubly unimplementable
209 // 2784. Resolution to LWG 2484 is missing "otherwise, no effects" and [...]
210 template<typename _Ex>
211# if ! __cpp_rtti
212 [[__gnu__::__always_inline__]]
213#endif
214 _GLIBCXX26_CONSTEXPR inline void
215 rethrow_if_nested(const _Ex& __ex)
216 {
217 const _Ex* __ptr = __builtin_addressof(__ex);
218#if __cplusplus < 201703L || ! defined __cpp_if_constexpr
219# if __cpp_rtti
220 using __cast = __and_<is_polymorphic<_Ex>,
221 __or_<__not_<is_base_of<nested_exception, _Ex>>,
222 is_convertible<_Ex*, nested_exception*>>>;
223# else
224 using __cast = __and_<is_polymorphic<_Ex>,
226 is_convertible<_Ex*, nested_exception*>>;
227# endif
228 std::__rethrow_if_nested_impl(__ptr, __cast{});
229#else
230 if constexpr (!is_polymorphic_v<_Ex>)
231 return;
232 else if constexpr (is_base_of_v<nested_exception, _Ex>
233 && !is_convertible_v<_Ex*, nested_exception*>)
234 return; // nested_exception base class is inaccessible or ambiguous.
235# if ! __cpp_rtti
236 else if constexpr (!is_base_of_v<nested_exception, _Ex>)
237 return; // Cannot do polymorphic casts without RTTI.
238# endif
239 else if (auto __ne_ptr = dynamic_cast<const nested_exception*>(__ptr))
240 __ne_ptr->rethrow_nested();
241#endif
242 }
243
244 /// @} group exceptions
245} // namespace std
246
247} // extern "C++"
248
249#endif // C++11
250#endif // _GLIBCXX_NESTED_EXCEPTION_H
__bool_constant< true > true_type
The type used as a compile-time boolean with true value.
Definition type_traits:116
__bool_constant< false > false_type
The type used as a compile-time boolean with false value.
Definition type_traits:119
constexpr _Tp && forward(typename std::remove_reference< _Tp >::type &__t) noexcept
Forward an lvalue.
Definition move.h:72
exception_ptr current_exception() noexcept
void rethrow_exception(exception_ptr)
Throw the object pointed to by the exception_ptr.
void terminate() noexcept
void rethrow_if_nested(const _Ex &__ex)
void throw_with_nested(_Tp &&__t)
ISO C++ entities toplevel namespace is std.
is_move_constructible
Definition type_traits:1257
is_base_of
Definition type_traits:1595
An opaque pointer to an arbitrary exception.
void rethrow_nested() const
Rethrow the stored exception, or terminate if none was stored.
exception_ptr nested_ptr() const noexcept
Access the stored exception.
nested_exception() noexcept
The default constructor stores the current exception (if any).