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# std::exception::exception

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exception(); | (1) |
exception( const exception& other ); | (2) |

Constructs new exception object.

1) Default constructor. `what()` returns empty string.
2) Copy constructor. Initializes the contents with those of `other`

### [edit] Parameters

other | - | another exception to assign the contents of

### [edit] Exceptions

(none) | (until C++11)
`noexcept` specification: noexcept | (since C++11)

### [edit] Notes

Because copying `std::exception` is not permitted to throw exceptions, when derived classes (such as std::runtime_error) have to manage a user-defined diagnostic message, it is typically implemented as a copy-on-write string.

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