Name 

Description 

_new_handler 

Header File
new.h
Syntax
typedef void (*pvf)();
pvf _new_handler;
Description
_new_handler contains a pointer to a function that takes no arguments and returns void. If operator new() is unable to allocate the space required, it will call the function pointed to by _new_handler; if that function returns it will try the allocation again. By default, the function pointed to by _new_handler simply terminates the application. The application can replace this handler, however, with a function that can try to free up some space. This is done by assigning directly to _new_handler or by calling the function set_new_handler, which returns... more 

set_new_handler function 

Header File
new.h
Category
Memory Routines
Syntax
typedef void (new * new_handler)();
new_handler set_new_handler(new_handler my_handler);
Description
set_new_handler installs the function to be called when the global operator new or operator new[]() cannot allocate the requested memory. By default the new operators throw an bad_alloc exception if memory cannot be allocated. You can change this default behavior by calling set_new_handler to set a new handler. To retain the traditional version of new, which does not throw exceptions, you can use set_new_handler(0).
If new cannot allocate the requested memory, it calls the handler that was set by a previous call to set_new_handler.... more