std::bad_alloc
| Defined in header <new> | ||
|---|---|---|
| class bad_alloc; | 
std::bad_alloc is the type of the object thrown as exceptions by the allocation functions to report failure to allocate storage.
Inheritance diagram.
Member functions
|  (constructor) | constructs the bad_alloc object (public member function) | 
|  operator= | replaces a bad_alloc object (public member function) | 
|  what | returns explanatory string (public member function) | 
std::bad_alloc::bad_alloc
| bad_alloc(); | 
Constructs new bad_alloc object with an implementation-defined null-terminated byte string which is accessible through what().
Parameters
(none).
Exceptions
| (none) | (until C++11) | 
| noexceptspecification:noexcept | (since C++11) | 
std::bad_alloc::operator=
| bad_alloc& operator=( const bad_alloc& other ); | 
Assigns the contents of other.
Parameters
| other | - | another exception object to assign | 
Return value
*this.
Exceptions
| (none) | (until C++11) | 
| noexceptspecification:noexcept | (since C++11) | 
std::bad_alloc::what
| virtual const char* what() const; | 
Returns the explanatory string.
Parameters
(none).
Return value
Pointer to a null-terminated string with explanatory information.
Exceptions
| (none) | (until C++11) | 
| noexceptspecification:noexcept | (since C++11) | 
Inherited from std::exception
Member functions
| [virtual] | destroys the exception object (virtual public member function of std::exception) | 
| [virtual] | returns an explanatory string (virtual public member function of std::exception) | 
Example
#include <iostream>
#include <new>
 
int main()
{
    try {
        while (true) {
            new int[100000000ul];
        }
    } catch (const std::bad_alloc& e) {
        std::cout << "Allocation failed: " << e.what() << '\n';
    }
}Possible output:
Allocation failed: std::bad_alloc
See also
| allocation functions (function) | 
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