std::bad_function_call
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                    |   Defined in header <functional>
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|   class bad_function_call : public std::exception;  | 
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std::bad_function_call is the type of the exception thrown by function::operator() if the function wrapper has no target.
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[edit] Member functions
|   constructs the bad_function_call object  (public member function)  | |
|    [virtual]  | 
   returns the explanatory string  (virtual public member function)  | 
Inherited from std::exception
Member functions
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  destructs the exception object  (virtual public member function of std::exception)  | 
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   returns explanatory string  (virtual public member function of std::exception)  | 
[edit] Example
#include <iostream> #include <functional> int main() { std::function<int()> f = nullptr; try { f(); } catch(const std::bad_function_call& e) { std::cout << e.what() << '\n'; } }
Output:
bad function call
[edit] See also
|    (C++11)  | 
   wraps callable object of any type with specified function call signature   (class template)  |