std::bad_cast
Defined in header <typeinfo>
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class bad_cast : public std::exception; |
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An exception of this type is thrown when a dynamic_cast to a reference type fails the run-time check (e.g. because the types are not related by inheritance), and also from std::use_facet if the requested facet does not exist in the locale.
Inheritance diagram
Member functions
constructs a new bad_cast object (public member function) |
Inherited from std::exception
Member functions
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destroys the exception object (virtual public member function of std::exception ) |
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returns an explanatory string (virtual public member function of std::exception ) |
Example
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#include <iostream> #include <typeinfo> struct Foo { virtual ~Foo() {} }; struct Bar { virtual ~Bar() {} }; int main() { Bar b; try { Foo& f = dynamic_cast<Foo&>(b); } catch(const std::bad_cast& e) { std::cout << e.what() << '\n'; } }
Possible output:
Bad dynamic cast