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Subject: | Re: "Throw"? |
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Date: | Mon, 08 Feb 1999 20:34:54 -0500 |
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To add to that (just in case you are wondering), throw and catch are error-handling methods used in C++ to catch stupid (run-time) mistakes like NULL pointers. Martin Ambuhl wrote: > > Stefan Viljoen wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I apologize if this should go to the C group, but I just did a course > > (quite complete) on C and I saw nothing of "throw"?? What is this? Is it > > unique to DJGPP? Is it similar to "cast"-ing stuff? > > It should definitely NOT go to the C group. Throw and catch are a > standard part of the C++ programming language, used for exception > handling. Any modern C++ text should cover their use. > > It is not unique to djgpp. > > It has nothing to do with "cast"-ing stuff. > > -- > Martin Ambuhl (mambuhl AT earthlink DOT net) > Note: mambuhl AT tiac DOT net will soon be inactive -- ********************************************************************** * Sahab Yazdani * In wars, fools kill fools for foolish * * Thornhill Secondary School * reasons - Thom Merrilin (WoT) * ********************************************************************** * http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Bunker/8994/index.html * Y2K? * * Click the link to visit my portion of The Neverhood * A-OK * **********************************************************************
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