Standard C++	Library

 NAME

   terminate_handler, set_terminate, terminate -	 The type
   terminate_handler and functions set_terminate() and terminate()
   support abnormal program termination.

 SYNOPSIS

   #include <exception>

   namespace std	{
     typedef void (*terminate_handler)();
     terminate_handler set_terminate(terminate_handler new_h) throw();
     void terminate();
   }

 DESCRIPTION

   typedef void (*terminate_handler)();

   terminate_handler is the type	of handler function called by
   terminate() when terminating exception processing.  The required
   behavior	of a terminate_handler is to terminate program
   expansion without returning	to the caller.  The Standard C++
   Library	provides a  terminate_handler which is called by
   default.  The library provided  terminate_handler calls abort().

   terminate_handler set_terminate(terminate_handler new_h) throw();

   set_terminate() sets the current terminate_handler to	the function
   passed in as	its terminate_handler input parameter.	It returns the
   previous terminate_handler.  The function is not allowed to be
   a null pointer.

   void terminate();

   terminate() is called	by the implementation when exception handling
   must be abandoned.  It may be	directly called	by a user program.  If
   called by the implementation, terminate() calls the	terminate_handler
   function in effect after evaluating the throw-expression.  If called
   by the program, terminate() calls the current terminate_handler
   function.

 STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
   ANSI X3J16/ISO WG21 Joint C++	Committee