18 Language support library [language.support]

18.8 Exception handling [support.exception]

18.8.4 Abnormal termination [exception.terminate]

18.8.4.1 Type terminate_handler [terminate.handler]

using terminate_handler = void (*)();

The type of a handler function to be called by std::terminate() when terminating exception processing.

Required behavior: A terminate_handler shall terminate execution of the program without returning to the caller.

Default behavior: The implementation's default terminate_handler calls abort().

18.8.4.2 set_terminate [set.terminate]

terminate_handler set_terminate(terminate_handler f) noexcept;

Effects: Establishes the function designated by f as the current handler function for terminating exception processing.

Remarks: It is unspecified whether a null pointer value designates the default terminate_handler.

Returns: The previous terminate_handler.

18.8.4.3 get_terminate [get.terminate]

terminate_handler get_terminate() noexcept;

Returns: The current terminate_handler. [ Note: This may be a null pointer value.  — end note ]

18.8.4.4 terminate [terminate]

[[noreturn]] void terminate() noexcept;

Remarks: Called by the implementation when exception handling must be abandoned for any of several reasons ([except.terminate]). May also be called directly by the program.

Effects: Calls a terminate_handler function. It is unspecified which terminate_handler function will be called if an exception is active during a call to set_terminate. Otherwise calls the current terminate_handler function. [ Note: A default terminate_handler is always considered a callable handler in this context.  — end note ]