std::nested_exception

Defined in header <exception>
class nested_exception;		(since C++11)

std::nested_exceptions is a polymorphic mixin class which can capture and store the current exception, making it possible to nest exceptions of arbitrary types within each other.

Member functions

(constructor)	constructs a nested_exception (public member function)
(destructor) [virtual]	destructs a nested exception (virtual public member function)
operator=	replaces the contents of a nested_exception (public member function)
rethrow_nested	throws the stored exception (public member function)
nested_ptr	obtains a pointer to the stored exception (public member function)

Example

Demonstrates construction and recursion through a nested exception object.

Run this code

#include <exception>
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <string>
 
// prints the explanatory string of an exception. If the exception is nested,
// recurses to print the explanatory of the exception it holds
void print_exception(const std::exception& e, int level =  0)
{
    std::cerr << std::string(level, ' ') << "exception: " << e.what() << '\n';
    try
    {
        std::rethrow_if_nested(e);
    }
    catch (const std::exception& nestedException)
    {
        print_exception(nestedException, level + 1);
    }
    catch (...) {}
}
 
// sample function that catches an exception and wraps it in a nested exception
void open_file(const std::string& s)
{
    try
    {
        std::ifstream file(s);
        file.exceptions(std::ios_base::failbit);
    }
    catch (...)
    {
        std::throw_with_nested(std::runtime_error("Couldn't open " + s));
    }
}
 
// sample function that catches an exception and wraps it in a nested exception
void run()
{
    try
    {
        open_file("nonexistent.file");
    }
    catch (...)
    {
        std::throw_with_nested(std::runtime_error("run() failed"));
    }
}
 
// runs the sample function above and prints the caught exception
int main()
{
    try
    {
        run();
    }
    catch (const std::exception& e)
    {
        print_exception(e);
    }
}

Possible output:

exception: run() failed
 exception: Couldn't open nonexistent.file
  exception: basic_ios::clear

See also

Template:cpp/error/dcl list exception ptr