The overflow_error exception C++ program example

Compiler: Visual C++ Express Edition 2005

Compiled on Platform: Windows XP Pro SP2

Header file: Standard

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To do: Catching the overflow_error exception in C++ programming

To show: The overflow_error exception C++ program example

// overflow_error exception, reserved storage is not enough

#include <bitset>

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main(void)

{

try

{

// template based

bitset<100> bitset;

bitset[99] = 1;

bitset[0] = 1;

// to_ulong(), converts a bitset object to the integer that would generate the sequence of bits

unsigned long Test = bitset.to_ulong();

}

catch(exception &err)

{

cerr<<"Caught "<<err.what()<<endl;

cerr<<"Type "<<typeid(err).name()<<endl;

};

}

Output example:

Caught bitset<N> overflow

Type class std::overflow_error

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