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# longjmp

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< c‎ | program

Defined in header `<setjmp.h>` |  |
void longjmp( jmp_buf env, int status ); |  |

Loads the execution context `env` saved by a previous call to setjmp. This function does not return. Control is transferred to the call site of the macro setjmp that set up `env`. That setjmp then returns the value, passed as the `status`.

If the function that called setjmp has exited, the behavior is undefined (in other words, only long jumps up the call stack are allowed).

### [edit] Parameters

env | - | variable referring to the execution state of the program saved by setjmp
status | - | the value to return from setjmp. If it is equal to ​0​, 1 is used instead

### [edit] Return value

(none)

### [edit] Example

Typical usage: exception mechanism

Run this code

    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <setjmp.h>

    static jmp_buf call_env;

    void f_2(void)
    {
        printf("Enter f_2()\n");

        /* Restore calling environment:                             */
        /*   - "return" to the program state when setjmp was called */
        /*   - setjmp will return second arg of longjmp (1)         */
        longjmp(call_env,1);   /* declare an exception with code 1 */
    }

    void f_1(void)
    {
        printf("Enter f_1()\n");
        f_2();
        printf("In f_1()\n");   /* never executed */
    }

    int main(void)
    {
        int rtn;
        if (!(rtn=setjmp(call_env)))  /* save calling environment; return 0 */
        {  /* normal processing here */
           printf("In main(): %d\n", rtn);   /* 0 */
           f_1();
        }
        else   /* exception mechanism here */
           /* when longjmp jumps back, setjmp returns second arg of longjmp */
           printf("In main(): %d\n", rtn);   /* 1 */

        return 0;
    }

Output:

    In main(): 0
    Enter f_1()
    Enter f_2()
    In main(): 1

### [edit] See also

setjmp | saves the context (function macro) [edit]
C++ documentation for longjmp

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