codeql/cpp/ql/test/library-tests/dataflow/dataflow-edge-tests/additionalEdges.ql

import cpp
import semmle.code.cpp.dataflow.DataFlow

class EdgeToExcept extends AdditionalControlFlowEdge {
  EdgeToExcept() {
    this instanceof Call and
    exists(getNearestTryExceptParent(this))
  }

  override ControlFlowNode getAnEdgeTarget() {
    result = getNearestTryExceptParent(this).getExcept()
  }
}

MicrosoftTryExceptStmt getNearestTryExceptParent(Expr e) {
  result = getANearParent(e)
}

private Element getANearParent(Expr e) {
  result = e.getParent()
  or
  exists(Element prev |
    result = prev.(Expr).getParent()
    or
    result = prev.(Stmt).getParent()
  | // do not recurse past __try
    not prev instanceof MicrosoftTryStmt and
    prev = getANearParent(e)
  )
}

from DataFlow::Node nodeFrom, DataFlow::Node nodeTo
where DataFlow::localFlowStep(nodeFrom, nodeTo)
select nodeFrom, nodeTo