# Exception API Shows how to report and handle idfxx errors with C++ exceptions. ## What it demonstrates - Throwing a `std::system_error` built from an `idfxx::errc` error code - Catching `std::system_error` and reading the error code's value and message - Returning errors from a function as an `idfxx::result` with `idfxx::error()`, and turning a failed result into an exception - Nesting `try`/`catch` blocks to handle errors from different sources separately The example uses the exception-based API (`CONFIG_COMPILER_CXX_EXCEPTIONS=y` in `sdkconfig.defaults`). ## Hardware required - Any ESP32-series development board ## How to use Create a project from this example: ```bash idf.py create-project-from-example "cleishm/idfxx_core:exception_api" cd exception_api ``` Then build and flash it, then watch the serial output: ```bash idf.py set-target esp32 idf.py -p PORT flash monitor ``` Replace `esp32` with your target and `PORT` with your board's serial port. Press `Ctrl-]` to exit the monitor.
To create a project from this example, run:
idf.py create-project-from-example "cleishm/idfxx_core=1.2.0:exception_api"