Compiler Error C2707
Visual Studio 2015
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identifier' : bad context for intrinsic function
Structured exception-handling intrinsics are invalid in certain contexts:
_exception_code()outside an exception filter or__exceptblock_exception_info()outside an exception filter_abnormal_termination()outside a__finallyblock
To resolve the error, be sure that the exception-handling intrinsics are placed in the appropriate context.
The following sample generates C2707.
// C2707.cpp
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
LONG MyFilter(LONG excode)
{
return (excode == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION ?
EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER : EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH); // OK
}
LONG func(void)
{
int x, y;
return(GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION ? // C2707
EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER : EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH);
__try
{
y = 0;
x = 4 / y;
return 0;
}
__except(MyFilter(GetExceptionCode()))
{
return(GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION ? // ok
EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER : EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH);
}
}
int main()
{
__try
{
func();
} __except(EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER)
{
printf_s("Caught exception\n");
}
}
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