std::bad_cast(3) Library Functions Manual std::bad_cast(3) NAME std::bad_cast - Thrown during incorrect typecasting. SYNOPSIS #include Inherits std::exception. Inherited by std::bad_any_cast, and std::experimental::fundamentals_v1::bad_any_cast. Public Member Functions virtual const char * what () const noexcept Detailed Description Thrown during incorrect typecasting. If you attempt an invalid dynamic_cast expression, an instance of this class (or something derived from this class) is thrown. Member Function Documentation virtual const char * std::bad_cast::what () const [virtual], [noexcept] Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause of the current error. Reimplemented from std::exception. Reimplemented in std::bad_any_cast, and std::experimental::fundamentals_v1::bad_any_cast. Author Generated automatically by Doxygen for libstdc++ from the source code. libstdc++ std::bad_cast(3)