debian man page for std::bad_cast

std::bad_cast(3cxx)													       std::bad_cast(3cxx)

NAME
       std::bad_cast -

SYNOPSIS
       Inherits std::exception.

   Public Member Functions
       virtual const char * what () const   throw ()

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.

       Definition at line 190 of file typeinfo.

Member Function Documentation
   virtual const char* std::bad_cast::what () const  throw () [virtual]
       Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause of the current error.

       Reimplemented from std::exception.

Author
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libstdc++							  Tue Nov 27 2012					       std::bad_cast(3cxx)