Re: exception on string (out_of_range)

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On Thu, 7 Jul 2011, eric wrote:

On Jul 7, 8:33 am, F=D6LDY Lajos <fo...@rmki.kfki.hu> wrote:

On Thu, 7 Jul 2011, eric wrote:

Dear Advanced C++ programers:

 from book (c++ cookbook), chapter 4, section 3: Storing Strings in a
Sequence
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#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <exception>

using namespace std;

int main() {

 char carr[] = {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'};

 cout << carr[100000] << '\n'; // Whoops, who knows what's goi=

ng

                                  // =

to happen

 vector<char> v;
 v.push_back('a');
 v.push_back('b');
 v.push_back('c');
 v.push_back('d');
 v.push_back('e');

 try {
    cout << v.at(10000) << '\n'; // at checks bounds and throws
 } catch(out_of_range& e) { // out_of_range if it's inval=

id

   cerr << e.what() << '\n';
 }
}
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my g++ response
-----------------
eric@eric-laptop:~/cppcookbook/download$ g++ 4-7.cpp
4-7.cpp: In function ?int main()?:
4-7.cpp:20:11: error: expected type-specifier before ?out_of_range?
4-7.cpp:20:23: error: expected ?)? before ?&? token
4-7.cpp:20:23: error: expected ?{? before ?&? token
4-7.cpp:20:25: error: ?e? was not declared in this scope
4-7.cpp:20:26: error: expected ?;? before ?)? token
-----------------------------------------------------------------------=

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the code can be download from
http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596007614/
that mean it was tested success in some platform(vc++ in xp), so
please help, thanks a lot in advance, Eric


Try:

...
   } catch(exception& e) { // out_of_range if it's inval=

id

...

regards,
Lajos

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Thanks both Lajos and Mike Doubez's suggestions , and it can compile
now by following your suggestion
but, it did not run as expected
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eric@eric-laptop:~/cppcookbook/ch4$ g++ Example4-7.cpp
eric@eric-laptop:~/cppcookbook/ch4$ ./a.out
Segmentation fault
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Do you know why it didn't go through the catch of my program rather
than through compiler(or operationSystem)'s?
Thanks your help a lot in advance, Eric


carr[100000] may be too far off. Try with carr[10] and v.at(10).

regards,
Lajos
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