# File lib/rex/peparsey/pebase.rb, line 979
        def _load_exception_directory
                @exception   = []

                exception_entry = _optional_header['DataDirectory'][IMAGE_DIRECTORY_ENTRY_EXCEPTION]
                rva             = exception_entry.v['VirtualAddress']
                size            = exception_entry.v['Size']

                return if (rva == 0)

                data = _isource.read(rva_to_file_offset(rva), size)

                case hdr.file.Machine
                        when IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AMD64
                                count = data.length / IMAGE_RUNTIME_FUNCTION_ENTRY_SZ

                                count.times { |current|
                                        @exception << RuntimeFunctionEntry.new(self, 
                                                data.slice!(0, IMAGE_RUNTIME_FUNCTION_ENTRY_SZ))
                                }
                        else
                end

                return @exception
        end