1------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2--                                                                          --
3--                         GNAT LIBRARY COMPONENTS                          --
4--                                                                          --
5--            G N A T . M O S T _ R E C E N T _ E X C E P T I O N           --
6--                                                                          --
7--                                 S p e c                                  --
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29--                                                                          --
30------------------------------------------------------------------------------
31
32--  This package provides routines for accessing the most recently raised
33--  exception. This may be useful for certain logging activities. It may
34--  also be useful for mimicking implementation dependent capabilities in
35--  Ada 83 compilers, but see also GNAT.Current_Exceptions for this usage.
36
37with Ada.Exceptions;
38package GNAT.Most_Recent_Exception is
39
40   -----------------
41   -- Subprograms --
42   -----------------
43
44   function Occurrence
45     return Ada.Exceptions.Exception_Occurrence;
46   --  Returns the Exception_Occurrence for the most recently raised exception
47   --  in the current task. If no exception has been raised in the current task
48   --  prior to the call, returns Null_Occurrence.
49
50   function Occurrence_Access
51     return Ada.Exceptions.Exception_Occurrence_Access;
52   --  Similar to the above, but returns an access to the occurrence value.
53   --  This value is in a task specific location, and may be validly accessed
54   --  as long as no further exception is raised in the calling task.
55
56   --  Note: unlike the routines in GNAT.Current_Exception, these functions
57   --  access the most recently raised exception, regardless of where they
58   --  are called. Consider the following example:
59
60   --     exception
61   --        when Constraint_Error =>
62   --          begin
63   --             ...
64   --          exception
65   --             when Tasking_Error => ...
66   --          end;
67   --
68   --          --  Assuming a Tasking_Error was raised in the inner block,
69   --          --  a call to GNAT.Most_Recent_Exception.Occurrence will
70   --          --  return information about this Tasking_Error exception,
71   --          --  not about the Constraint_Error exception being handled
72   --          --  by the current handler code.
73
74end GNAT.Most_Recent_Exception;
75