std::bad_optional_access - cppreference.com (original) (raw)

Defines a type of object to be thrown by std::optional::value when accessing an optional object that does not contain a value.

All member functions of std::bad_optional_access are constexpr: it is possible to create and use std::bad_optional_access objects in the evaluation of a constant expression.However, std::bad_optional_access objects generally cannot be constexpr, because any dynamically allocated storage must be released in the same evaluation of constant expression. (since C++26)

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[edit] Member functions

| | constructs a new bad_optional_access object (public member function) | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | replaces the bad_optional_access object (public member function) | | | returns the explanatory string (public member function) |

std::bad_optional_access::bad_optional_access

bad_optional_access() noexcept; (1) (since C++17) (constexpr since C++26)
bad_optional_access( const bad_optional_access& other ) noexcept; (2) (since C++17) (constexpr since C++26)

Constructs a new bad_optional_access object with an implementation-defined null-terminated byte string which is accessible through what().

  1. Default constructor.

  2. Copy constructor. If *this and other both have dynamic type std::bad_optional_access then std::strcmp(what(), other.what()) == 0.

Parameters

other - another exception object to copy

std::bad_optional_access::operator=

| bad_optional_access& operator=( const bad_optional_access& other ) noexcept; | | (since C++17) (constexpr since C++26) | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ------------------------------------- |

Assigns the contents with those of other. If *this and other both have dynamic type std::bad_optional_access then std::strcmp(what(), other.what()) == 0 after assignment.

Parameters

other - another exception object to assign with

Return value

*this

std::bad_optional_access::what

| virtual const char* what() const noexcept; | | (since C++17) (constexpr since C++26) | | ------------------------------------------- | | ------------------------------------- |

Returns the explanatory string.

Return value

Pointer to an implementation-defined null-terminated string with explanatory information. The string is suitable for conversion and display as a std::wstring. The pointer is guaranteed to be valid at least until the exception object from which it is obtained is destroyed, or until a non-const member function (e.g. copy assignment operator) on the exception object is called.

The returned string is encoded with the ordinary literal encoding during constant evaluation. (since C++26)

Notes

Implementations are allowed but not required to override what().

Inherited from std::exception

Member functions

| | destroys the exception object (virtual public member function of std::exception) [edit] | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | returns an explanatory string (virtual public member function of std::exception) [edit] |

[edit] Notes

Feature-test macro Value Std Feature
__cpp_lib_constexpr_exceptions 202502L (C++26) constexpr std::bad_optional_access

[edit] Example

#include #include   int main() { std::optional opt; // creates an empty optional try { [[maybe_unused]] auto x = opt.value(); // throws } catch (const std::bad_optional_access& ex) { std::cout << ex.what() << '\n'; } }

Possible output:

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