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A full hierarchy can be 36 found in the source documentation. 37 </p></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="std.diagnostics.exceptions.data"></a>Adding Data to <code class="classname">exception</code></h3></div></div></div><p> 38 The standard exception classes carry with them a single string as 39 data (usually describing what went wrong or where the 'throw' took 40 place). It's good to remember that you can add your own data to 41 these exceptions when extending the hierarchy: 42 </p><pre class="programlisting"> 43 struct My_Exception : public std::runtime_error 44 { 45 public: 46 My_Exception (const string& whatarg) 47 : std::runtime_error(whatarg), e(errno), id(GetDataBaseID()) { } 48 int errno_at_time_of_throw() const { return e; } 49 DBID id_of_thing_that_threw() const { return id; } 50 protected: 51 int e; 52 DBID id; // some user-defined type 53 }; 54 </pre></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="termination.html">Prev</a></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="std_contents.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"><a accesskey="n" href="errno.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Termination</td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">Use of errno by the library</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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