Not all exceptions can be caught, even with careful use of function-try-blocks. The C++ Standard, [except.handle], paragraph 13 [ISO/IEC 14882-2014], states the following:
Exceptions thrown in destructors of objects with static storage duration or in constructors of namespace scope objects with static storage duration are not caught by a function-try-block on
main()
. Exceptions thrown in destructors of objects with thread storage duration or in constructors of namespace-scope objects with thread storage duration are not caught by a function-try-block on the initial function of the thread.
When declaring an object with static or thread storage duration, and that object is not declared within a function block scope, the type's constructor must be declared noexcept
and must comply with ERR55-CPP. Honor exception specifications. Additionally, the initializer for such a declaration, if any, must not throw an uncaught exception (including from any implicitly - constructed objects that are created as a part of the initialization). If an uncaught exception is thrown before main()
is executed, or if an uncaught exception is thrown after main()
has finished executing, there are no further opportunities to handle the exception and it results in implementation-defined behavior; see ERR50-CPP. Do not abruptly terminate the program for further details.
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