uncaught_exception

Returns true only if a thrown exception is being currently processed.

bool uncaught_exception( );

Return Value

Returns true after completing evaluation of a throw expression and before completing initialization of the exception declaration in the matching handler or calling unexpected as a result of the throw expression. In particular, uncaught_exception will return true when called from a destructor that is being invoked during an exception unwind. On devices, uncaught_exception is only supported on Windows CE 5.00 and higher versions, including Windows Mobile 2005 platforms.

Example

// exception_uncaught_exception.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <exception>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

class Test 
{
public:
   Test( std::string msg ) : m_msg( msg ) 
   {
      std::cout << "In Test::Test(\"" << m_msg << "\")" << std::endl;
   }
   ~Test( ) 
   {
      std::cout << "In Test::~Test(\"" << m_msg << "\")" << std::endl
         << "        std::uncaught_exception( ) = "
         << std::uncaught_exception( )
         << std::endl;
   }
private:
    std::string m_msg;
};

// uncaught_exception will be true in the destructor 
// for the object created inside the try block because 
// the destructor is being called as part of the unwind.

int main( void )
   {
      Test t1( "outside try block" );
      try 
      {
         Test t2( "inside try block" );
         throw 1;
      }
      catch (...) {
   }
}

In Test::Test("outside try block")
In Test::Test("inside try block")
In Test::~Test("inside try block")
        std::uncaught_exception( ) = 1
In Test::~Test("outside try block")
        std::uncaught_exception( ) = 0

Requirements

Header: <exception>

Namespace: std