19 Diagnostics library [diagnostics]

19.5 System error support [syserr]

19.5.1 General [syserr.general]

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Subclause [syserr] describes components that the standard library and C++ programs may use to report error conditions originating from the operating system or other low-level application program interfaces.
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Components described in [syserr] shall not change the value of errno ([errno]).
Implementations should leave the error states provided by other libraries unchanged.

19.5.2 Header <system_­error> synopsis [system.error.syn]

#include <compare> // see [compare.syn] namespace std { class error_category; const error_category& generic_category() noexcept; const error_category& system_category() noexcept; class error_code; class error_condition; class system_error; template<class T> struct is_error_code_enum : public false_type {}; template<class T> struct is_error_condition_enum : public false_type {}; enum class errc { address_family_not_supported, // EAFNOSUPPORT address_in_use, // EADDRINUSE address_not_available, // EADDRNOTAVAIL already_connected, // EISCONN argument_list_too_long, // E2BIG argument_out_of_domain, // EDOM bad_address, // EFAULT bad_file_descriptor, // EBADF bad_message, // EBADMSG broken_pipe, // EPIPE connection_aborted, // ECONNABORTED connection_already_in_progress, // EALREADY connection_refused, // ECONNREFUSED connection_reset, // ECONNRESET cross_device_link, // EXDEV destination_address_required, // EDESTADDRREQ device_or_resource_busy, // EBUSY directory_not_empty, // ENOTEMPTY executable_format_error, // ENOEXEC file_exists, // EEXIST file_too_large, // EFBIG filename_too_long, // ENAMETOOLONG function_not_supported, // ENOSYS host_unreachable, // EHOSTUNREACH identifier_removed, // EIDRM illegal_byte_sequence, // EILSEQ inappropriate_io_control_operation, // ENOTTY interrupted, // EINTR invalid_argument, // EINVAL invalid_seek, // ESPIPE io_error, // EIO is_a_directory, // EISDIR message_size, // EMSGSIZE network_down, // ENETDOWN network_reset, // ENETRESET network_unreachable, // ENETUNREACH no_buffer_space, // ENOBUFS no_child_process, // ECHILD no_link, // ENOLINK no_lock_available, // ENOLCK no_message_available, // ENODATA no_message, // ENOMSG no_protocol_option, // ENOPROTOOPT no_space_on_device, // ENOSPC no_stream_resources, // ENOSR no_such_device_or_address, // ENXIO no_such_device, // ENODEV no_such_file_or_directory, // ENOENT no_such_process, // ESRCH not_a_directory, // ENOTDIR not_a_socket, // ENOTSOCK not_a_stream, // ENOSTR not_connected, // ENOTCONN not_enough_memory, // ENOMEM not_supported, // ENOTSUP operation_canceled, // ECANCELED operation_in_progress, // EINPROGRESS operation_not_permitted, // EPERM operation_not_supported, // EOPNOTSUPP operation_would_block, // EWOULDBLOCK owner_dead, // EOWNERDEAD permission_denied, // EACCES protocol_error, // EPROTO protocol_not_supported, // EPROTONOSUPPORT read_only_file_system, // EROFS resource_deadlock_would_occur, // EDEADLK resource_unavailable_try_again, // EAGAIN result_out_of_range, // ERANGE state_not_recoverable, // ENOTRECOVERABLE stream_timeout, // ETIME text_file_busy, // ETXTBSY timed_out, // ETIMEDOUT too_many_files_open_in_system, // ENFILE too_many_files_open, // EMFILE too_many_links, // EMLINK too_many_symbolic_link_levels, // ELOOP value_too_large, // EOVERFLOW wrong_protocol_type, // EPROTOTYPE }; template<> struct is_error_condition_enum<errc> : true_type {}; // [syserr.errcode.nonmembers], non-member functions error_code make_error_code(errc e) noexcept; template<class charT, class traits> basic_ostream<charT, traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT, traits>& os, const error_code& ec); // [syserr.errcondition.nonmembers], non-member functions error_condition make_error_condition(errc e) noexcept; // [syserr.compare], comparison operator functions bool operator==(const error_code& lhs, const error_code& rhs) noexcept; bool operator==(const error_code& lhs, const error_condition& rhs) noexcept; bool operator==(const error_condition& lhs, const error_condition& rhs) noexcept; strong_ordering operator<=>(const error_code& lhs, const error_code& rhs) noexcept; strong_ordering operator<=>(const error_condition& lhs, const error_condition& rhs) noexcept; // [syserr.hash], hash support template<class T> struct hash; template<> struct hash<error_code>; template<> struct hash<error_condition>; // [syserr], system error support template<class T> inline constexpr bool is_error_code_enum_v = is_error_code_enum<T>::value; template<class T> inline constexpr bool is_error_condition_enum_v = is_error_condition_enum<T>::value; }
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The value of each enum errc constant shall be the same as the value of the <cerrno> macro shown in the above synopsis.
Whether or not the <system_­error> implementation exposes the <cerrno> macros is unspecified.
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The is_­error_­code_­enum and is_­error_­condition_­enum may be specialized for program-defined types to indicate that such types are eligible for class error_­code and class error_­condition automatic conversions, respectively.

19.5.3 Class error_­category [syserr.errcat]

19.5.3.1 Overview [syserr.errcat.overview]

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The class error_­category serves as a base class for types used to identify the source and encoding of a particular category of error code.
Classes may be derived from error_­category to support categories of errors in addition to those defined in this document.
Such classes shall behave as specified in subclause [syserr.errcat].
[Note 1:
error_­category objects are passed by reference, and two such objects are equal if they have the same address.
If there is more than a single object of a custom error_­category type, such equality comparisons can evaluate to false even for objects holding the same value.
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namespace std { class error_category { public: constexpr error_category() noexcept; virtual ~error_category(); error_category(const error_category&) = delete; error_category& operator=(const error_category&) = delete; virtual const char* name() const noexcept = 0; virtual error_condition default_error_condition(int ev) const noexcept; virtual bool equivalent(int code, const error_condition& condition) const noexcept; virtual bool equivalent(const error_code& code, int condition) const noexcept; virtual string message(int ev) const = 0; bool operator==(const error_category& rhs) const noexcept; strong_ordering operator<=>(const error_category& rhs) const noexcept; }; const error_category& generic_category() noexcept; const error_category& system_category() noexcept; }

19.5.3.2 Virtual members [syserr.errcat.virtuals]

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virtual const char* name() const noexcept = 0;
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Returns: A string naming the error category.
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virtual error_condition default_error_condition(int ev) const noexcept;
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Returns: error_­condition(ev, *this).
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virtual bool equivalent(int code, const error_condition& condition) const noexcept;
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Returns: default_­error_­condition(code) == condition.
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virtual bool equivalent(const error_code& code, int condition) const noexcept;
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Returns: *this == code.category() && code.value() == condition.
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virtual string message(int ev) const = 0;
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Returns: A string that describes the error condition denoted by ev.

19.5.3.3 Non-virtual members [syserr.errcat.nonvirtuals]

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bool operator==(const error_category& rhs) const noexcept;
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Returns: this == &rhs.
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strong_ordering operator<=>(const error_category& rhs) const noexcept;
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Returns: compare_­three_­way()(this, &rhs).
[Note 1:
compare_­three_­way ([comparisons.three.way]) provides a total ordering for pointers.
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19.5.3.4 Program-defined classes derived from error_­category [syserr.errcat.derived]

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virtual const char* name() const noexcept = 0;
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Returns: A string naming the error category.
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virtual error_condition default_error_condition(int ev) const noexcept;
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Returns: An object of type error_­condition that corresponds to ev.
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virtual bool equivalent(int code, const error_condition& condition) const noexcept;
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Returns: true if, for the category of error represented by *this, code is considered equivalent to condition; otherwise, false.
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virtual bool equivalent(const error_code& code, int condition) const noexcept;
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Returns: true if, for the category of error represented by *this, code is considered equivalent to condition; otherwise, false.

19.5.3.5 Error category objects [syserr.errcat.objects]

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const error_category& generic_category() noexcept;
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Returns: A reference to an object of a type derived from class error_­category.
All calls to this function shall return references to the same object.
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Remarks: The object's default_­error_­condition and equivalent virtual functions shall behave as specified for the class error_­category.
The object's name virtual function shall return a pointer to the string "generic".
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const error_category& system_category() noexcept;
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Returns: A reference to an object of a type derived from class error_­category.
All calls to this function shall return references to the same object.
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Remarks: The object's equivalent virtual functions shall behave as specified for class error_­category.
The object's name virtual function shall return a pointer to the string "system".
The object's default_­error_­condition virtual function shall behave as follows:
If the argument ev corresponds to a POSIX errno value posv, the function shall return error_­condition(posv, generic_­category()).
Otherwise, the function shall return error_­condition(ev, system_­category()).
What constitutes correspondence for any given operating system is unspecified.
[Note 1:
The number of potential system error codes is large and unbounded, and some might not correspond to any POSIX errno value.
Thus implementations are given latitude in determining correspondence.
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19.5.4 Class error_­code [syserr.errcode]

19.5.4.1 Overview [syserr.errcode.overview]

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The class error_­code describes an object used to hold error code values, such as those originating from the operating system or other low-level application program interfaces.
[Note 1:
Class error_­code is an adjunct to error reporting by exception.
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namespace std { class error_code { public: // [syserr.errcode.constructors], constructors error_code() noexcept; error_code(int val, const error_category& cat) noexcept; template<class ErrorCodeEnum> error_code(ErrorCodeEnum e) noexcept; // [syserr.errcode.modifiers], modifiers void assign(int val, const error_category& cat) noexcept; template<class ErrorCodeEnum> error_code& operator=(ErrorCodeEnum e) noexcept; void clear() noexcept; // [syserr.errcode.observers], observers int value() const noexcept; const error_category& category() const noexcept; error_condition default_error_condition() const noexcept; string message() const; explicit operator bool() const noexcept; private: int val_; // exposition only const error_category* cat_; // exposition only }; // [syserr.errcode.nonmembers], non-member functions error_code make_error_code(errc e) noexcept; template<class charT, class traits> basic_ostream<charT, traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT, traits>& os, const error_code& ec); }

19.5.4.2 Constructors [syserr.errcode.constructors]

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error_code() noexcept;
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Postconditions: val_­ == 0 and cat_­ == &system_­category().
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error_code(int val, const error_category& cat) noexcept;
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Postconditions: val_­ == val and cat_­ == &cat.
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template<class ErrorCodeEnum> error_code(ErrorCodeEnum e) noexcept;
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Constraints: is_­error_­code_­enum_­v<ErrorCodeEnum> is true.
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Postconditions: *this == make_­error_­code(e).

19.5.4.3 Modifiers [syserr.errcode.modifiers]

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void assign(int val, const error_category& cat) noexcept;
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Postconditions: val_­ == val and cat_­ == &cat.
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template<class ErrorCodeEnum> error_code& operator=(ErrorCodeEnum e) noexcept;
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Constraints: is_­error_­code_­enum_­v<ErrorCodeEnum> is true.
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Postconditions: *this == make_­error_­code(e).
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Returns: *this.
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void clear() noexcept;
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Postconditions: value() == 0 and category() == system_­category().

19.5.4.4 Observers [syserr.errcode.observers]

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int value() const noexcept;
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Returns: val_­.
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const error_category& category() const noexcept;
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Returns: *cat_­.
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error_condition default_error_condition() const noexcept;
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Returns: category().default_­error_­condition(value()).
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string message() const;
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Returns: category().message(value()).
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explicit operator bool() const noexcept;
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Returns: value() != 0.

19.5.4.5 Non-member functions [syserr.errcode.nonmembers]

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error_code make_error_code(errc e) noexcept;
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Returns: error_­code(static_­cast<int>(e), generic_­category()).
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template<class charT, class traits> basic_ostream<charT, traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT, traits>& os, const error_code& ec);
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Effects: Equivalent to: return os << ec.category().name() << ':' << ec.value();

19.5.5 Class error_­condition [syserr.errcondition]

19.5.5.1 Overview [syserr.errcondition.overview]

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The class error_­condition describes an object used to hold values identifying error conditions.
[Note 1:
error_­condition values are portable abstractions, while error_­code values ([syserr.errcode]) are implementation specific.
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namespace std { class error_condition { public: // [syserr.errcondition.constructors], constructors error_condition() noexcept; error_condition(int val, const error_category& cat) noexcept; template<class ErrorConditionEnum> error_condition(ErrorConditionEnum e) noexcept; // [syserr.errcondition.modifiers], modifiers void assign(int val, const error_category& cat) noexcept; template<class ErrorConditionEnum> error_condition& operator=(ErrorConditionEnum e) noexcept; void clear() noexcept; // [syserr.errcondition.observers], observers int value() const noexcept; const error_category& category() const noexcept; string message() const; explicit operator bool() const noexcept; private: int val_; // exposition only const error_category* cat_; // exposition only }; }

19.5.5.2 Constructors [syserr.errcondition.constructors]

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error_condition() noexcept;
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Postconditions: val_­ == 0 and cat_­ == &generic_­category().
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error_condition(int val, const error_category& cat) noexcept;
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Postconditions: val_­ == val and cat_­ == &cat.
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template<class ErrorConditionEnum> error_condition(ErrorConditionEnum e) noexcept;
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Constraints: is_­error_­condition_­enum_­v<ErrorConditionEnum> is true.
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Postconditions: *this == make_­error_­condition(e).

19.5.5.3 Modifiers [syserr.errcondition.modifiers]

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void assign(int val, const error_category& cat) noexcept;
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Postconditions: val_­ == val and cat_­ == &cat.
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template<class ErrorConditionEnum> error_condition& operator=(ErrorConditionEnum e) noexcept;
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Constraints: is_­error_­condition_­enum_­v<ErrorConditionEnum> is true.
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Postconditions: *this == make_­error_­condition(e).
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Returns: *this.
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void clear() noexcept;
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Postconditions: value() == 0 and category() == generic_­category().

19.5.5.4 Observers [syserr.errcondition.observers]

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int value() const noexcept;
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Returns: val_­.
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const error_category& category() const noexcept;
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Returns: *cat_­.
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string message() const;
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Returns: category().message(value()).
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explicit operator bool() const noexcept;
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Returns: value() != 0.

19.5.5.5 Non-member functions [syserr.errcondition.nonmembers]

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error_condition make_error_condition(errc e) noexcept;
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Returns: error_­condition(static_­cast<int>(e), generic_­category()).

19.5.6 Comparison operator functions [syserr.compare]

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bool operator==(const error_code& lhs, const error_code& rhs) noexcept;
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Returns: lhs.category() == rhs.category() && lhs.value() == rhs.value()
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bool operator==(const error_code& lhs, const error_condition& rhs) noexcept;
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Returns: lhs.category().equivalent(lhs.value(), rhs) || rhs.category().equivalent(lhs, rhs.value())
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bool operator==(const error_condition& lhs, const error_condition& rhs) noexcept;
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Returns: lhs.category() == rhs.category() && lhs.value() == rhs.value()
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strong_ordering operator<=>(const error_code& lhs, const error_code& rhs) noexcept;
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Effects: Equivalent to: if (auto c = lhs.category() <=> rhs.category(); c != 0) return c; return lhs.value() <=> rhs.value();
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strong_ordering operator<=>(const error_condition& lhs, const error_condition& rhs) noexcept;
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Returns: if (auto c = lhs.category() <=> rhs.category(); c != 0) return c; return lhs.value() <=> rhs.value();

19.5.7 System error hash support [syserr.hash]

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template<> struct hash<error_code>; template<> struct hash<error_condition>;
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The specializations are enabled ([unord.hash]).

19.5.8 Class system_­error [syserr.syserr]

19.5.8.1 Overview [syserr.syserr.overview]

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The class system_­error describes an exception object used to report error conditions that have an associated error code.
Such error conditions typically originate from the operating system or other low-level application program interfaces.
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[Note 1:
If an error represents an out-of-memory condition, implementations are encouraged to throw an exception object of type bad_­alloc rather than system_­error.
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namespace std { class system_error : public runtime_error { public: system_error(error_code ec, const string& what_arg); system_error(error_code ec, const char* what_arg); system_error(error_code ec); system_error(int ev, const error_category& ecat, const string& what_arg); system_error(int ev, const error_category& ecat, const char* what_arg); system_error(int ev, const error_category& ecat); const error_code& code() const noexcept; const char* what() const noexcept override; }; }

19.5.8.2 Members [syserr.syserr.members]

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system_error(error_code ec, const string& what_arg);
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Postconditions: code() == ec and
string_­view(what()).find(what_­arg.c_­str()) != string_­view​::​npos.
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system_error(error_code ec, const char* what_arg);
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Postconditions: code() == ec and string_­view(what()).find(what_­arg) != string_­view​::​npos.
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system_error(error_code ec);
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Postconditions: code() == ec.
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system_error(int ev, const error_category& ecat, const string& what_arg);
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Postconditions: code() == error_­code(ev, ecat) and
string_­view(what()).find(what_­arg.c_­str()) != string_­view​::​npos.
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system_error(int ev, const error_category& ecat, const char* what_arg);
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Postconditions: code() == error_­code(ev, ecat) and
string_­view(what()).find(what_­arg) != string_­view​::​npos.
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system_error(int ev, const error_category& ecat);
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Postconditions: code() == error_­code(ev, ecat).
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const error_code& code() const noexcept;
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Returns: ec or error_­code(ev, ecat), from the constructor, as appropriate.
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const char* what() const noexcept override;
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Returns: An ntbs incorporating the arguments supplied in the constructor.
[Note 1:
The returned ntbs might be the contents of what_­arg + ": " + code.message().
— end note]