1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/misc.h b/misc.h
index e8b8013..ac1cbda 100644
--- a/misc.h
+++ b/misc.h
@@ -548,13 +548,20 @@ inline void SecureWipeArray(T *buf, size_t n)
 }
 
 // this function uses wcstombs(), which assumes that setlocale() has been called
-static std::string StringNarrow(const wchar_t *str)
+static std::string StringNarrow(const wchar_t *str, bool throwOnError = true)
 {
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning(push)
 #pragma warning(disable: 4996)	//  'wcstombs': This function or variable may be unsafe.
 #endif
 	size_t size = wcstombs(NULL, str, 0);
+	if (size == -1)
+	{
+		if (throwOnError)
+			throw InvalidArgument("StringNarrow: wcstombs() call failed");
+		else
+			return std::string();
+	}
 	std::string result(size, 0);
 	wcstombs(&result[0], str, size);
 	return result;