std::ios_base::failure

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ios_base::failure
Member functions failure::failure

Defined in header <ios>
class failure : public std::exception;		(until C++11)
class failure : public std::system_error;		(since C++11)

The class std::ios_base::failure defines an exception object that is thrown on failure by the functions in the Input/Output library.

[edit] Member functions

(constructor)	constructs the exception object (public member function)