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27<a name="boost_test.utf_reference.testing_tool_ref.assertion_boost_level_exception"></a><a class="link" href="assertion_boost_level_exception.html" title="BOOST_&lt;level&gt;_EXCEPTION"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">BOOST_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">level</span><span class="special">&gt;</span><span class="identifier">_EXCEPTION</span></code></a>
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29<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">BOOST_WARN_EXCEPTION</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">expression</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exception_type</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">predicate</span><span class="special">);</span>
30<span class="identifier">BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">expression</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exception_type</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">predicate</span><span class="special">);</span>
31<span class="identifier">BOOST_REQUIRE_EXCEPTION</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">expression</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">exception_type</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">predicate</span><span class="special">);</span>
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33<p>
34          As for <a class="link" href="assertion_boost_level_throw.html" title="BOOST_&lt;level&gt;_THROW"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">BOOST_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">level</span><span class="special">&gt;</span><span class="identifier">_THROW</span></code></a>, these assertions validate
35          that <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">expression</span></code> raises
36          an exception of the type specified by <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">exception_type</span></code>
37          or any of its child type, with additional checks on the exception instance.
38        </p>
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41              If an expected exception is raised by <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">expression</span></code>,
42              the instance of the exception is passed to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">predicate</span></code>
43              for further validation.
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46              It behaves like <a class="link" href="assertion_boost_level_throw.html" title="BOOST_&lt;level&gt;_THROW"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">BOOST_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">level</span><span class="special">&gt;</span><span class="identifier">_THROW</span></code></a> if <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">expression</span></code>
47              does not raise any exception, or an unrelated exception is raised.
48            </li>
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50<p>
51          <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">predicate</span></code> should be a unary
52          function accepting an instance of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">exception_type</span></code>
53          or any of its child, and that should return a boolean indicating a success
54          (<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">true</span></code>) or a failure (<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">false</span></code>).
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62            the assertion catches only the expected exceptions.
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71            It is possible to test for complex expressions with the use of constructs
72            such as <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">do</span> <span class="special">{</span>
73            <span class="comment">/* ... */</span><span class="special">}</span>
74            <span class="keyword">while</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">)</span></code> block.
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78          The example below checks that the exception carries the proper error code.
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81<a name="boost_test.utf_reference.testing_tool_ref.assertion_boost_level_exception.h0"></a>
82          <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_test.utf_reference.testing_tool_ref.assertion_boost_level_exception.example_descr"></a></span><a class="link" href="assertion_boost_level_exception.html#boost_test.utf_reference.testing_tool_ref.assertion_boost_level_exception.example_descr">Example:
83          BOOST_&lt;level&gt;_EXCEPTION usage</a>
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93<pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#define</span> <span class="identifier">BOOST_TEST_MODULE</span> <span class="identifier">example</span>
94<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">test</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">included</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">unit_test</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
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96<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">my_exception</span>
97<span class="special">{</span>
98  <span class="keyword">explicit</span> <span class="identifier">my_exception</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">ec</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span> <span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">m_error_code</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">ec</span> <span class="special">)</span>
99  <span class="special">{}</span>
100
101  <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">m_error_code</span><span class="special">;</span>
102<span class="special">};</span>
103
104<span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">is_critical</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">my_exception</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">ex</span> <span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">ex</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">m_error_code</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">}</span>
105
106<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">some_func</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">if</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">i</span><span class="special">&gt;=</span><span class="number">0</span> <span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">throw</span> <span class="identifier">my_exception</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">i</span> <span class="special">);</span> <span class="special">}</span>
107
108<span class="identifier">BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">test_exception_predicate</span> <span class="special">)</span>
109<span class="special">{</span>
110  <span class="identifier">BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">some_func</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">my_exception</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">!</span><span class="identifier">is_critical</span> <span class="special">);</span>
111  <span class="identifier">BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">some_func</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">my_exception</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">is_critical</span> <span class="special">);</span>
112<span class="special">}</span>
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124<pre xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="table-programlisting"><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">example</span> <span class="special">--</span><span class="identifier">log_level</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="identifier">success</span>
125<span class="identifier">Running</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="identifier">test</span> <span class="keyword">case</span><span class="special">...</span>
126<span class="identifier">Entering</span> <span class="identifier">test</span> <span class="identifier">module</span> <span class="string">"example"</span>
127<span class="identifier">test</span><span class="special">:</span><span class="number">24</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">Entering</span> <span class="identifier">test</span> <span class="keyword">case</span> <span class="string">"test_exception_predicate"</span>
128<span class="identifier">test</span><span class="special">:</span><span class="number">26</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">info</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">check</span> <span class="char">'exception "my_exception" raised as expected: validation on the raised exception through predicate "!is_critical"'</span> <span class="identifier">has</span> <span class="identifier">passed</span>
129<span class="identifier">test</span><span class="special">:</span><span class="number">27</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">error</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">in</span> <span class="string">"test_exception_predicate"</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">exception</span> <span class="string">"my_exception"</span> <span class="identifier">raised</span> <span class="identifier">as</span> <span class="identifier">expected</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">validation</span> <span class="identifier">on</span> <span class="identifier">the</span> <span class="identifier">raised</span> <span class="identifier">exception</span> <span class="identifier">through</span> <span class="identifier">predicate</span> <span class="string">"is_critical"</span>
130<span class="identifier">test</span><span class="special">:</span><span class="number">24</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">Leaving</span> <span class="identifier">test</span> <span class="keyword">case</span> <span class="string">"test_exception_predicate"</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="identifier">testing</span> <span class="identifier">time</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="number">203u</span><span class="identifier">s</span>
131<span class="identifier">Leaving</span> <span class="identifier">test</span> <span class="identifier">module</span> <span class="string">"example"</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="identifier">testing</span> <span class="identifier">time</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="number">271u</span><span class="identifier">s</span>
132
133<span class="special">***</span> <span class="number">1</span> <span class="identifier">failure</span> <span class="identifier">is</span> <span class="identifier">detected</span> <span class="identifier">in</span> <span class="identifier">the</span> <span class="identifier">test</span> <span class="identifier">module</span> <span class="string">"example"</span>
134</pre>
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138          See also:
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142              <a class="link" href="assertion_boost_level_throw.html" title="BOOST_&lt;level&gt;_THROW"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">BOOST_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">level</span><span class="special">&gt;</span><span class="identifier">_THROW</span></code></a>
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