[set.terminate]

# 17 Language support library [[support]](./#support)

## 17.9 Exception handling [[support.exception]](support.exception#set.terminate)

### 17.9.5 Abnormal termination [[exception.terminate]](exception.terminate#set.terminate)

#### 17.9.5.2 set_terminate [set.terminate]

[🔗](#lib:set_terminate)

`terminate_handler set_terminate(terminate_handler f) noexcept;
`

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/support.tex#L4036)

*Effects*: Establishes the function designated by f as the current
handler function for terminating exception processing[.](#1.sentence-1)

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/support.tex#L4041)

*Returns*: The previous terminate_handler[.](#2.sentence-1)

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/support.tex#L4045)

*Remarks*: It is unspecified whether a null pointer value designates the defaultterminate_handler[.](#3.sentence-1)