What is constraint_handler_t in C?
Behzad Ahmadconstraint_handler_c is a type for error handlers that is invoked when a run-time error occurs due to some bounds-checking function. When an error like this occurs, set_constraint_handler_s is called. Some error handling function – which must be of type constraint_handler_c – is then passed to set_constraint_handler_s. If no function is explicitly passed, a null pointer may be passed or the default handler may be called.
Syntax
The type of the handler must be of constraint_handler_t, which is defined as:
typedef void (*constraint_handler_t)( const char *restrict message,
void *restrict ptr,
errno_t error);
Library
#include<stdlib.h>
Parameters
message - Pointer to the message describing the error.
ptr - Pointer to an object that provides the name of the function that detects the error. It can alternatively be NULL.
error - The error code encountered.
Code
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
void getDecision()
{
char response[8];
size_t length = sizeof(response);
puts("Continue? [y] n : " );
if ((gets_s (response, length ) == NULL) || (response[0] == ‘n’))
{
exit(0);
}
}
int main()
{
constraint_handler_t temp = set_constraint_handler_s(ignore_handler_s);
getDecision();
}In this example, we add a call to set_constraint_handler_s to install ignore_handler_s as the runtime constraint handler. If the runtime constraint handler is set to ignore_handler_s, any library function in which a runtime constraint violation occurs will return to its caller. The caller can then determine whether runtime constraint violation occurs based on the library function’s specifications.
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