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- From: gregor@netcom.com (Greg Colvin)
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- X-Original-Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 05:04:05 GMT
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- Date: 14 Apr 96 12:30:24 GMT
- Approved: fjh@cs.mu.oz.au
- Newsgroups: comp.std.c++
- Subject: Re: Use of standard exception classes
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- In article <9604121530.AA08606@sun132.spd.dsccc.com>
- kcline@spdmail.spd.dsccc.com (Kevin Cline) writes:
-
- >In "The Standard C++ Library" on page 65, Plauger wrote:
- >
- > "I strongly encourage you to follow the lead of the Standard C++
- > library in the use of exceptions:
- > * Throw only objects of one or more classes derived from [exception]
- >
-
- Good advice.
-
- >Page 19-1 of the 4/95 version of the draft says "The Standard C++
- >library provides classes to be used to report errors in C++ programs."
- >
-
- True.
-
- >But in section 19.1.1 of the same draft it says:
- >
- >"The class exception defines the base class for the types of objects
- > thrown as exceptions by *C++ Standard library components*, and certain
- > expressions, to report errors detected during program execution."
- >
-
- Also true.
-
- >Can someone on the committee indicate whether it was the committee's
- >intention for the standard exception class hierarchy to be used in
- >general C++ programming, or whether the intention was for the standard
- >exception class hierarchy to be reserved to the Standard C++ library?
- >
-
- The intention was for the exception class hierarchy to serve well as
- a basis for your own exception classes and as all the concrete exception
- classes the library itself needs. You can derive from exception, which is
- almost an abstract class, or you can derive from its derivatives.
-
- >Another developer on our team has asked
- > How can we be sure that ANSI C++ library callbacks work
- > correctly in the face of exceptions? What if ANSI C++
- > library code catches *our* exception?
- >
-
- Not to worry.
-
- >Is this a problem, or are library functions required to reraise any
- >exceptions thrown by client code?
- >
-
- Client exceptions are intended to be pass through library code uncaught, or
- at least reraised.
-
- Greg Colvin
- gregor@netcom.com
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