bad_cast

Module:  Standard C++ Library   Library:  Language support

bad_cast  exception

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An exception class

#include <typeinfo>

Objects of class bad_cast are thrown when a dynamic cast fails, or if the client attempts to use a nonexistent or noninitialized locale facet. The class is derived from exception, and thrown by a dynamic cast, locale, and others.

namespace std {
  class bad_cast : public exception {
  public:
    bad_cast() throw();
    bad_cast(const bad_cast&) throw();
    bad_cast& operator=(const bad_cast&) throw();
    virtual ~bad_cast() throw();
    virtual const char* what() const throw();
  };
}

Exceptions, bad_alloc, bad_exception, bad_typeid, domain_error, exception, invalid_argument, ios_base::failure, length_error, logic_error, out_of_range, overflow_error, range_error, runtime_error, underflow_error

ISO/IEC 14882:1998 -- International Standard for Information Systems --Programming Language C++, Section 18.5.2

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