Retrieves a computer-independent description of an exception, and information about the computer state that exists for the thread when the exception occurs. This function can be called only from within the filter expression of an exception handler.

Note:   The Microsoft C/C++ Optimizing Compiler interprets this function as a keyword, and its use outside the appropriate exception-handling syntax generates a compiler error.

PEXCEPTION_POINTERS GetExceptionInformation(void);

Parameters

This macro has no parameters.

Return Values

A pointer to an EXCEPTION_POINTERS structure that contains pointers to the following two structures:

• EXCEPTION_RECORD structure that contains a description of the exception.
• CONTEXT structure that contains the computer state information.

Requirements

None.

See Also

Exception handling