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This function raises an exception in the calling thread.
void RaiseException( DWORD dwExceptionCode , DWORD dwExceptionFlags , DWORD nNumberOfArguments , const DWORD * lpArguments );
Parameters
- dwExceptionCode
- Specifies the application-defined exception code of the
exception being raised. The filter expression and exception-handler
block of an exception handler can use the
GetExceptionCodefunction to retrieve this value.
Note that the system will clear bit 28 of dwExceptionCode. This bit is a reserved exception bit, used by the system for its own purposes. For example, after calling the RaiseExceptionfunction with a dwExceptionCodevalue of 0xFFFFFFFF, the system displays a message indicating that the exception number is 0xEFFFFFFF.
- dwExceptionFlags
- Specifies the exception flags. This can be either zero to indicate a continuable exception, or EXCEPTION_NONCONTINUABLE to indicate a noncontinuable exception. Any attempt to continue execution after a noncontinuable exception causes the EXCEPTION_NONCONTINUABLE_EXCEPTION exception.
- nNumberOfArguments
- Specifies the number of arguments in the lpArgumentsarray. This value must not exceed EXCEPTION_MAXIMUM_PARAMETERS. This parameter is ignored if lpArgumentsis NULL.
- lpArguments
- Long pointer to an array of 32-bit arguments. This parameter
can be NULL. These arguments can contain any application-defined
data that needs to be passed to the filter expression of the
exception handler.
Return Values
None.
Remarks
The RaiseExceptionfunction enables a process to use structured exception handling to handle private, software-generated, application-defined exceptions.
Raising an exception causes the exception dispatcher to go through the following search for an exception handler:
- The system first attempts to notify the process's debugger, if any.
- If the process is not being debugged, or if the associated debugger does not handle the exception, the system attempts to locate a frame-based exception handler by searching the stack frames of the thread in which the exception occurred. The system searches the current stack frame first, then proceeds backward through preceding stack frames.
- If no frame-based handler can be found, or no frame-based handler handles the exception, the system makes a second attempt to notify the process's debugger.
- If the process is not being debugged, or if the associated
debugger does not handle the exception, the system provides default
handling based on the exception type.
The values specified in the dwExceptionCode, dwExceptionFlags, nNumberOfArguments, and lpArgumentsparameters can be retrieved in the filter expression of a try- exceptframe-based exception handler by calling the GetExceptionInformationfunction. A debugger can retrieve these values by calling the WaitForDebugEventfunction.
Requirements
Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to Windows CE OS 1.0 and later Winbase.h Coredll.lib Note This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.
See Also
GetExceptionCode, GetExceptionInformation, WaitForDebugEvent