class
<new>
std::bad_alloc
Exception thrown on failure allocating memory
Type of the exceptions thrown by the standard definitions of operator new and operator new[] when they fail to allocate the requested storage space.
This class is derived from exception. See the exception class for the member definitions of standard exceptions.
Its member what returns a null-terminated character sequence identifying the exception.
Example
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| // bad_alloc example #include <iostream> // std::cout #include <new> // std::bad_alloc int main () { try { int* myarray= new int[10000]; } catch (std::bad_alloc& ba) { std::cerr << "bad_alloc caught: " << ba.what() << '\n'; } return 0; }
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Possible output:
bad_alloc caught: bad allocation |
Exception safety
No-throw guarantee: no members throw exceptions.
See also
- exception
- Standard exception class (class)