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Here is some Win32 error handling/reporting code. While it's not game programming specific, hopefully it will be of some use. Feel free to use this code in any way you would like.

Download Associated File: win32error.cpp (4,944 bytes)

Here is some Win32 error handling/reporting code. While it's not game
programming specific, hopefully it will be of some use.  Feel free to use this
code in any way you would like.

[Editor's Note: submitted as a COTD by Josh Harler [jharler@hotmail.com]]

/**************************************************************************//*! * Include files needed for the following functions: * windows.h - needed for everything windows. * eh.h - needed for exception handling. * * The first function is useful for getting a textual error message when a * Win32 API function fails. The next two functions are used for handling * exceptions in your program. * * String is my own string class. This should be replaced by your favorite * string class. * * In case you're wondering, the comments are formatted the way they are for * documentation with doxygen. */

/**************************************************************************//*! * Used to determine what Win32 error occurred. When a Win32 API function * call fails, use this function to extract a textual error message from * Windows. * * \returns The string describing the Win32 error that occurred. */ String win32_SystemError( void ) { LPTSTR szMsgBuf;

DWORD dwErr = GetLastError(); if( dwErr == 0 ) return ""; // no error FormatMessage( FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER | FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM, NULL, dwErr, MAKELANGID( LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT ), (LPTSTR) &szMsgBuf, 0, NULL );

String sMsg( szMsgBuf ); LocalFree( szMsgBuf ); return sMsg.Left( sMsg.Length() - 1 ); // eliminate the newline char }

/**************************************************************************//*! * Initializes the exception handling. This should be called at the very * beginning of your program. * */ void win32_InitException( void ) { _set_se_translator( win32_Exception ); }

/**************************************************************************//*! * Handles exceptions. This will be called by Windows whenever an exception * occurs in your program. It is called from your program before the * exception is actually thrown. * * Error is my own error handling class that logs the error to file. This * function is particularly useful if you have a logging method that reports * what function you are in (such as the logging code from Paul Nettle, * another COTD entry). I get an entry in my log file that looks similar * to this: * * 00/00/00 00:00:00 | +- Begin Function: SomeClass::SomeFunction() * 00/00/00 00:00:00 | | [!] ERROR: exception: Access violation * 00/00/00 00:00:00 | +- End * * I find this very useful in tracking down bugs. * * \param a_iCode - Exception code. * \param a_pExcPtr - Pointer to exception information. */ void win32_Exception( unsigned int a_uiCode, _EXCEPTION_POINTERS* a_pExcPtr ) { String sMsg;

switch( a_uiCode ) { case EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION: sMsg = "Access violation\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_ARRAY_BOUNDS_EXCEEDED: sMsg = "Array bounds exceeded\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_BREAKPOINT: sMsg = "Breakpoint was encountered"; break; case EXCEPTION_DATATYPE_MISALIGNMENT: sMsg = "Datatype misalignment\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_FLT_DENORMAL_OPERAND: sMsg = "Float: Denormal operand\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_FLT_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO: sMsg = "Float: Divide by zero\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_FLT_INEXACT_RESULT: sMsg = "Float: Inexact result\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_FLT_INVALID_OPERATION: sMsg = "Float: Invalid operation\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_FLT_OVERFLOW: sMsg = "Float: Overflow\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_FLT_STACK_CHECK: sMsg = "Float: Stack check\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_FLT_UNDERFLOW: sMsg = "Float: Underflow\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION: sMsg = "Illegal instruction\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_IN_PAGE_ERROR: sMsg = "Page error\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_INT_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO: sMsg = "Integer: Divide by zero\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_INT_OVERFLOW: sMsg = "Integer: Overflow\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_INVALID_DISPOSITION: sMsg = "Invalid disposition\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_NONCONTINUABLE_EXCEPTION: sMsg = "Noncontinuable exception\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_PRIV_INSTRUCTION: sMsg = "Private Instruction\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_SINGLE_STEP: sMsg = "Single step\n"; break; case EXCEPTION_STACK_OVERFLOW: sMsg = "Stack overflow\n"; break; default: sMsg.Format( "Unknown exception code: %d\n" , a_uiCode ); break; }

throw Error( "exception: " + sMsg ); }


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