19 Diagnostics library [diagnostics]

19.2 Exception classes [std.exceptions]

19.2.4 Class length_error [length.error]

namespace std {
  class length_error : public logic_error {
  public:
    explicit length_error(const string& what_arg);
    explicit length_error(const char* what_arg);
  };
}
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The class length_error defines the type of objects thrown as exceptions to report an attempt to produce an object whose length exceeds its maximum allowable size.

length_error(const string& what_arg);

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Effects: Constructs an object of class length_error.

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Postcondition: strcmp(what(), what_arg.c_str()) == 0.

length_error(const char* what_arg);

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Effects: Constructs an object of class length_error.

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Postcondition: strcmp(what(), what_arg) == 0.