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.. highlight:: c
.. _util_exceptions:
Exceptions
=============================
TRIQS defines special exceptions, with the following characteristics :
* they derives from std::exceptions and have the interface
* their .what() contains :
* the file and line where the exception occurred
* an additionnal error message (see example below). The error behaves like a std::stringstream,
one can accumulate any message
* a complete stack strace of the C++ code at the exception point, with demangling of the function name (on gcc and clang).
* the boost python interface catches these exceptions and report all the information , for debugging.
So instead of having "Unknown exception in C++", you have a complete trace of the problem that occurred.
.. warning::
For uniformity, it is highly recommended to use these macros when developing for TRIQS.
Example of use ::
#include <triqs/utility/exceptions.hpp>
...
if (!condition) TRIQS_RUNTIME_ERROR <<" The value of a = "<<a<<" is not in the expected range" << R;
...
List of available exceptions :
* TRIQS_RUNTIME_ERROR.
This macro is simply ::
#define TRIQS_RUNTIME_ERROR throw triqs::runtime_error()<<" Triqs runtime error at "<<__FILE__<< " : "<<__LINE__<<"\n\n Trace is :\n\n"<<triqs::utility::stack_trace()<<"\n"
So it can be catched with the `triqs::runtime_error` type, e.g. ::
#include <triqs/utility/exceptions.hpp>
try {
...
if (!condition) TRIQS_RUNTIME_ERROR <<" The value of a = "<<a<<" is not in the expected range" << R;
...
}
catch (triqs::runtime_error const & e) {
std::cout << "caught error "<< e.what()<<std::endl;
}