#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <exception>
#include <stdexcept>
void handle_eptr(std::exception_ptr eptr) // passing by value is ok
{
try {
if (eptr) {
std::rethrow_exception(eptr);
}
} catch(const std::exception& e) {
std::cout << "Caught exception \"" << e.what() << "\"\n";
}
}
int main()
{
std::exception_ptr eptr;
try {
std::string().at(1); // this generates an std::out_of_range
} catch(...) {
eptr = std::current_exception(); // capture
}
handle_eptr(eptr);
} // destructor for std::out_of_range called here, when the eptr is destructed
