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27 
28 /** @file new
29  * This is a Standard C++ Library header.
30  *
31  * The header @c new defines several functions to manage dynamic memory and
32  * handling memory allocation errors; see
33  * http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/18_support/howto.html#4 for more.
34  */
35 
36 #ifndef _NEW
37 #define _NEW
38 
39 #pragma GCC system_header
40 
41 #include <bits/c++config.h>
42 #include <exception>
43 
44 #pragma GCC visibility push(default)
45 
46 extern "C++" {
47 
48 namespace std
49 {
50  /**
51  * @brief Exception possibly thrown by @c new.
52  * @ingroup exceptions
53  *
54  * @c bad_alloc (or classes derived from it) is used to report allocation
55  * errors from the throwing forms of @c new. */
56  class bad_alloc : public exception
57  {
58  public:
59  bad_alloc() throw() { }
60 
61  // This declaration is not useless:
62  // http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.0.2/gcc_6.html#SEC118
63  virtual ~bad_alloc() throw();
64 
65  // See comment in eh_exception.cc.
66  virtual const char* what() const throw();
67  };
68 
69  struct nothrow_t { };
70 
71  extern const nothrow_t nothrow;
72 
73  /** If you write your own error handler to be called by @c new, it must
74  * be of this type. */
75  typedef void (*new_handler)();
76 
77  /// Takes a replacement handler as the argument, returns the
78  /// previous handler.
80 } // namespace std
81 
82 //@{
83 /** These are replaceable signatures:
84  * - normal single new and delete (no arguments, throw @c bad_alloc on error)
85  * - normal array new and delete (same)
86  * - @c nothrow single new and delete (take a @c nothrow argument, return
87  * @c NULL on error)
88  * - @c nothrow array new and delete (same)
89  *
90  * Placement new and delete signatures (take a memory address argument,
91  * does nothing) may not be replaced by a user's program.
92 */
93 void* operator new(std::size_t) throw (std::bad_alloc);
94 void* operator new[](std::size_t) throw (std::bad_alloc);
95 void operator delete(void*) throw();
96 void operator delete[](void*) throw();
97 void* operator new(std::size_t, const std::nothrow_t&) throw();
98 void* operator new[](std::size_t, const std::nothrow_t&) throw();
99 void operator delete(void*, const std::nothrow_t&) throw();
100 void operator delete[](void*, const std::nothrow_t&) throw();
101 
102 // Default placement versions of operator new.
103 inline void* operator new(std::size_t, void* __p) throw() { return __p; }
104 inline void* operator new[](std::size_t, void* __p) throw() { return __p; }
105 
106 // Default placement versions of operator delete.
107 inline void operator delete (void*, void*) throw() { }
108 inline void operator delete[](void*, void*) throw() { }
109 //@}
110 } // extern "C++"
111 
112 #pragma GCC visibility pop
113 
114 #endif
virtual const char * what() const
new_handler set_new_handler(new_handler)
Takes a replacement handler as the argument, returns the previous handler.
Exception possibly thrown by new.bad_alloc (or classes derived from it) is used to report allocation ...
Definition: new:56
Base class for all library exceptions.
Definition: exception:61
void(* new_handler)()
Definition: new:75