Windows® via C/C++, Fifth Edition

Chapter 25. Unhandled Exceptions, Vectored Exception Handling, and C++ Exceptions

In this chapter:

Inside the UnhandledExceptionFilter Function

Just-in-Time Debugging

The Spreadsheet Sample Application

Vectored Exception and Continue Handlers

C++ Exceptions vs. Structured Exceptions

Exceptions and the Debugger

In the previous chapter, we discussed what happens when a filter returns EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH. Returning this value tells the system to continue walking up the call tree looking for additional exception filters. But what happens if every filter returns EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH? In this case, we have what’s called an unhandled exception.

Microsoft Windows offers the SetUnhandledExceptionFilter function, which gives you a last chance to process ...