c++ - Will main() catch exceptions thrown from threads?

Question

I have a pretty large application that dynamically loads shared objects and executes code in the shared object. As a precaution, I put a try/catch around almost everything in main. I created a catch for 3 things: myException (an in house exception), std::exception, and ... (catch all exceptions).

As part of the shared objects execution, many pthreads are created. When a thread throws an exception, it is not caught by main. Is this the standard behavior? How can I catch all exceptions, no matter what thread they are thrown from?

Answer 1

Will main() catch exceptions thrown from threads?

No

When a thread throws an exception, it is not caught by main. Is this the standard behavior?

Yes, this is standard behaviour.

To catch an exception originating in thread X, you have to have the try-catch clause in thread X (for example, around everything in the thread function, similarly to what you already do in main).

For a related question, see How can I propagate exceptions between threads?