Standard Exceptions in C++

• There are some standard exceptions in C++ under <"exception"> which we can use in our programs.

• They are arranged in a parent-child class hierarchy which is depicted below:

  • std::exception - Parent class of all the standard C++ exceptions.

  • logic_error - Exception happens in the internal logical of a program.

  • domain_error - Exception due to use of invalid domain.

  • invalid argument - Exception due to invalid argument.

  • out_of_range - Exception due to out of range i.e. size requirement exceeds allocation.

  • length_error - Exception due to length error.

  • runtime_error - Exception happens during runtime.

  • range_error - Exception due to range errors in internal computations.

  • overflow_error - Exception due to arithmetic overflow errors.

  • underflow_error - Exception due to arithmetic underflow errors

  • bad_alloc - Exception happens when memory allocation with new() fails.

  • bad_cast - Exception happens when dynamic cast fails.

  • bad_exception - Exception is specially designed to be listed in the dynamic-exception-specifier.

  • bad_typeid - Exception thrown by typeid.