public member class
<ios> <iostream>

std::ios_base::failure

class failure;
Base class for stream exceptions
This embedded class inherits from exception and serves as the base class for the exceptions thrown by the elements of the standard input/output library.

It is defined as:
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class ios_base::failure : public exception {
public:
  explicit failure (const string& msg);
  virtual ~failure();
  virtual const char* what() const throw();
}


Member what returns the msg with which the exception is constructed.

The specific value for msg is entirely implementation-defined.
This embedded class inherits from system_error and serves as the base class for the exceptions thrown by the elements of the standard input/output library.

It is defined as:
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class ios_base::failure : public system_error {
public:
  explicit failure (const string& msg, const error_code& ec = io_errc::stream);
  explicit failure (const char*   msg, const error_code& ec = io_errc::stream);
}


These errors are typically categorized either in the iostream_category (if they relate to the operations of the library) or in the system_category (if the error arises from the system). Although the specifics are implementation-defined.

The library implementation may use values of type io_errc to portably identify error conditions of the iostream_category.

Member functions

Inherited from exception

Inherited from system_error


See also