Handling Exceptions in C. The basic function of exception handling is to transfer control to an exception-handler when an error occurs, where the handler resides somewhere higher up in the current function call hierarchy. Standard C has a mechanism to accomplish this: setjmp() and longjmp().

Where are exceptions handled?

An Exception is an unwanted event that interrupts the normal flow of the program. When an exception occurs program execution gets terminated. In such cases we get a system generated error message. The good thing about exceptions is that they can be handled in Java.

How are exceptions handled in C?

C doesn't support exception handling. To throw an exception in C, you need to use something platform specific such as Win32's structured exception handling -- but to give any help with that, we'll need to know the platform you care about. ...and don't use Win32 structured exception handling.