Re: exceptions with null pointers
Denis Petronenko wrote:
in the following code i have segmentaion fault instead of exception.
Why? What i must to do to catch exceptions in such situation? Used
compiler: gcc version 3.3.6 (Debian 1:3.3.6-13)
int main()
{
try{
int* p = NULL;
*p = 4;
}
catch(...){
cout << "exception" << endl;
}
return 0;
}
Dereferencing a null pointer does not throw an exception; it causes
undefined behavior, which could be a crash, a corruption of memory, or
the emptying of your bank account -- it's really undefined. Some
compilers have extensions (such as Microsoft's "structured exception
handling") that can translate such errors into exceptions, but these
are not standard.
If you want an exception, do this:
struct MyException : std::exception
{
virtual const char* what() const
{ return "My exception happened"; }
};
int main()
{
try{
int* p = NULL;
if( !p ) throw MyException();
*p = 4;
}
catch( const std::exception& e ){
cout << "exception:" << e.what() << endl;
}
return 0;
}
Cheers! --M
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