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# std::runtime_error

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Defined in header `<stdexcept>` |  |
class runtime_error; |  |

Defines a type of object to be thrown as exception. It reports errors that are due to events beyond the scope of the program and can not be easily predicted.

Inheritance diagram

### [edit] Member functions

(constructor) | constructs the exception object (public member function) [edit]

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# std::runtime_error::runtime_error

explicit runtime_error( const std::string& what_arg ); | (1) |
explicit runtime_error( const char* what_arg ); | (2) | (since C++11)

Constructs the exception object with `what_arg` as explanatory string that can be accessed through what().

### Parameters

what_arg | - | explanatory string

### Exceptions

(none)

## Inherited from std::exception

### Member functions

(destructor) [virtual] | destructs the exception object (virtual public member function of `std::exception`) [edit]
what [virtual] | returns an explanatory string (virtual public member function of `std::exception`) [edit]

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