exceptions: use const char* what() instead of String description()

6 files changed, 14 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/src/assert.cc b/src/assert.cc
index 4bd51a04..0e316be8 100644
--- a/src/assert.cc
+++ b/src/assert.cc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct assert_failed : logic_error
     assert_failed(const String& message)
         : m_message(message) {}
 
-    String description() const override { return m_message; }
+    const char* what() const override { return m_message.c_str(); }
 private:
     String m_message;
 };
diff --git a/src/client_manager.cc b/src/client_manager.cc
index 006f4bed..b268df10 100644
--- a/src/client_manager.cc
+++ b/src/client_manager.cc
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ void ClientManager::create_client(std::unique_ptr<UserInterface>&& ui,
     }
     catch (Kakoune::runtime_error& error)
     {
-        context->print_status({ error.description(), get_color("Error") });
-        context->hooks().run_hook("RuntimeError", error.description(), *context);
+        context->print_status({ error.what(), get_color("Error") });
+        context->hooks().run_hook("RuntimeError", error.what(), *context);
     }
     catch (Kakoune::client_removed&)
     {
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ void ClientManager::create_client(std::unique_ptr<UserInterface>&& ui,
         }
         catch (Kakoune::runtime_error& error)
         {
-            context->print_status({ error.description(), get_color("Error") });
-            context->hooks().run_hook("RuntimeError", error.description(), *context);
+            context->print_status({ error.what(), get_color("Error") });
+            context->hooks().run_hook("RuntimeError", error.what(), *context);
         }
         catch (Kakoune::client_removed&)
         {
diff --git a/src/exception.cc b/src/exception.cc
index 7f378b6c..2b8fedc0 100644
--- a/src/exception.cc
+++ b/src/exception.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 namespace Kakoune
 {
 
-String exception::description() const
+const char* exception::what() const
 {
     return typeid(*this).name();
 }
diff --git a/src/exception.hh b/src/exception.hh
index 0b68d39e..08647637 100644
--- a/src/exception.hh
+++ b/src/exception.hh
@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ namespace Kakoune
 struct exception
 {
     virtual ~exception() {}
-    virtual String description() const;
+    virtual const char* what() const;
 };
 
 struct runtime_error : exception
 {
-    runtime_error(const String& description)
-        : m_description(description) {}
+    runtime_error(String what)
+        : m_what(std::move(what)) {}
 
-    String description() const override { return m_description; }
+    const char* what() const override { return m_what.c_str(); }
 
 private:
-    String m_description;
+    String m_what;
 };
 
 struct logic_error : exception
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 97fc20b2..2bc487fc 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         }
         catch (Kakoune::runtime_error& error)
         {
-             write_debug("error while parsing kakrc: " + error.description());
+             write_debug("error while parsing kakrc: "_str + error.what());
         }
 
         if (parser.positional_count() != 0)
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     }
     catch (Kakoune::exception& error)
     {
-        on_assert_failed(("uncaught exception:\n" + error.description()).c_str());
+        on_assert_failed(("uncaught exception:\n"_str + error.what()).c_str());
         return -1;
     }
     catch (std::exception& error)
diff --git a/src/remote.cc b/src/remote.cc
index ee80ebe3..8eb3c88b 100644
--- a/src/remote.cc
+++ b/src/remote.cc
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ private:
                 }
                 catch (runtime_error& e)
                 {
-                    write_debug("error running command '" + m_buffer + "' : " + e.description());
+                    write_debug("error running command '" + m_buffer + "' : " + e.what());
                 }
                 ClientManager::instance().redraw_clients();
                 close(socket);