Class bad_boxed_cast

include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bad_boxed_cast.hpp:33–66

\brief Thrown in the event that a Boxed_Value cannot be cast to the desired type It is used internally during function dispatch and may be used by the end user. \sa chaiscript::boxed_cast

    ///
    /// \sa chaiscript::boxed_cast
    class bad_boxed_cast : public std::bad_cast
    {
      public:
        bad_boxed_cast(Type_Info t_from, const std::type_info &t_to,
            std::string t_what) noexcept
          : from(t_from), to(&t_to), m_what(std::move(t_what))
        {
        }

        bad_boxed_cast(Type_Info t_from, const std::type_info &t_to)
          : from(t_from), to(&t_to), m_what("Cannot perform boxed_cast: " + t_from.name() + " to: " + t_to.name())
        {
        }

        explicit bad_boxed_cast(std::string t_what) noexcept
          : m_what(std::move(t_what))
        {
        }

        bad_boxed_cast(const bad_boxed_cast &) = default;
        ~bad_boxed_cast() noexcept override = default;

        /// \brief Description of what error occurred
        const char * what() const noexcept override
        {
          return m_what.c_str();
        }

        Type_Info from; ///< Type_Info contained in the Boxed_Value
        const std::type_info *to = nullptr; ///< std::type_info of the desired (but failed) result type

      private:
        std::string m_what;
    };
  }
}