CEGUI::Exception Class Reference

Root exception class used within the GUI system. More...

Inherits exception, and CEGUI::AllocatedObject< Exception >.

Inherited by CEGUI::AlreadyExistsException, CEGUI::FileIOException, CEGUI::GenericException, CEGUI::InvalidRequestException, CEGUI::MemoryException, CEGUI::NullObjectException, CEGUI::ObjectInUseException, CEGUI::RendererException, CEGUI::ScriptException, and CEGUI::UnknownObjectException.

Collaboration diagram for CEGUI::Exception:

Public Member Functions
virtual	~Exception (void) throw ()
	Virtual destructor.
const String &	getMessage (void) const
	Return a reference to the String object describing the reason for the exception being thrown. More...
const String &	getName () const
	Return a reference to the String object containing the exception name (i.e. class type). More...
const String &	getFileName (void) const
	Return a reference to the String object containing the name of the file where the exception occurred. More...
int	getLine (void) const
	Return the line number where the exception occurred. More...
const String &	getFunctionName (void) const
	Return a reference to the String object containing the name of the function where the exception occurred. More...
const char *	what () const throw ()

Static Public Member Functions
static void	setStdErrEnabled (bool enabled)
	Sets whether every exception construction should output to stderr. More...
static bool	isStdErrEnabled ()
	Checks whether newly constructed exceptions will output to stderr. More...

Protected Member Functions
	Exception (const String &message="", const String &name="CEGUI::Exception", const String &filename="", int line=0, const String &function="")
	Protected constructor that prevents instantiations (users should employ derived exception classes instead) and that is responsible for logging the exception. More...

Protected Attributes
String	d_message
	Holds the reason for the exception being thrown.
String	d_name
	Holds the class name of the exception (e.g. CEGUI::ObjectInUseException)
String	d_filename
	Holds the name of the file where the exception occurred.
int	d_line
	Holds the line number where the exception occurred.
String	d_function
	Holds the name of the function where the exception occurred.
String	d_what
	Holds the default error message.

Static Protected Attributes
static bool	d_stdErrEnabled
	if this is true, newly constructed exceptions will output to stderr

Detailed Description

Root exception class used within the GUI system.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

CEGUI::Exception::Exception ( const String &  message = "", const String &  name = "CEGUI::Exception", const String &  filename = "", int  line = 0, const String &  function = ""  )

protected

Protected constructor that prevents instantiations (users should employ derived exception classes instead) and that is responsible for logging the exception.

Parameters

message	String object describing the reason for the exception being thrown.
name	String object describing the exception class name (e.g. CEGUI::UnknownObjectException)
filename	String object containing the name of the file where the exception occurred.
line	Integer representing the line number where the exception occurred.
function	String object containing the name of the function where the exception occurred.

Member Function Documentation

const String& CEGUI::Exception::getFileName ( void  ) const

inline

Return a reference to the String object containing the name of the file where the exception occurred.

Returns

String object containing the name of the file where the exception occurred.

const String& CEGUI::Exception::getFunctionName ( void  ) const

inline

Return a reference to the String object containing the name of the function where the exception occurred.

Returns

String object containing the name of the function where the exception occurred.

int CEGUI::Exception::getLine ( void  ) const

inline

Return the line number where the exception occurred.

Integer representing the line number where the exception occurred.

const String& CEGUI::Exception::getMessage ( void  ) const

inline

Return a reference to the String object describing the reason for the exception being thrown.

Returns

String object containing a message describing the reason for the exception.

const String& CEGUI::Exception::getName ( void  ) const

inline

Return a reference to the String object containing the exception name (i.e. class type).

Returns

String object containing the exception name.

static bool CEGUI::Exception::isStdErrEnabled ( )

static

Checks whether newly constructed exceptions will output to stderr.

See Also

Exception::setStdErrEnabled

static void CEGUI::Exception::setStdErrEnabled ( bool  enabled )

static

Sets whether every exception construction should output to stderr.

Note

The default is true, all constructed exceptions output to stderr

You should only set it to false if you: 1) Know where your log is 2) Know what the log is for 3) Know how to use the info that's in the log