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--- c_exceptions [2018/02/02 10:09] – [Error handling possibilities] rpjday
+++ c_exceptions [2018/02/02 11:02] (current) – [Guarantees] rpjday
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   * Return a legal value and leave the program in an "error state" (''errno'').
   * Call an error-handler routine.
+===== Guarantees =====
+C++ standard library provides one of the following guarantees for every library operation:
+  * //basic// for all operations: The basic invariants of all objects are maintained, and no resources, such as memory, are leaked. In particular, the basic invariants of every built-in and standard-library type guarantee that //you can destroy an object or assign to it after every standard-library operation// (§iso.17.6.3.1).
+  * //strong// for key operations: in addition to providing the basic guarantee, either the operation succeeds, or it has no effect. This guarantee is provided for key operations, such as ''push_back()'', single-element ''insert()'' on a list, and ''uninitialized_copy()''.
+  * //nothrow// for some operations: in addition to providing the basic guarantee, some operations are guaranteed not to throw an exception. This guarantee is provided for a few simple operations, such as ''swap()'' of two containers and ''pop_back()''.