public member function

std::error_code::value

<system_error>
int value() const noexcept;
Error value
Returns the error value associated with the error_code object.

Parameters

none

Return value

The error value.

Example

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// error_code observers: value, category and message
#include <iostream>
#include <system_error>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
  std::ifstream is;
  is.exceptions (std::ios::failbit);
  try {
    is.open ("unexistent.txt");
  } catch (std::system_error e) {
    std::cout << "Exception caught (system_error): " << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Code: " << e.code().value() << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Category: " << e.code().category().name() << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Message: " << e.code().message() << std::endl;
  }
}


Possible output:
Exception caught (system_error):
Error: ios_base::failbit set
Code: 1
Category: iostream
Message: iostream stream error

See also