Re: The D Programming Language
Gerhard Menzl <clcppm-poster@this.is.invalid> writes:
peter koch larsen wrote:
Wrong again. C++ throw() guarantees that the function will not throw
anything, An empty Java throw specification on the contrary guarantees
nothing of that kind.
Surely you mean to say that C++ throw() guarantees that
std::unexpected() will be called in case that the function throws in
spite of having promised not to.
No. The function *will not* exit with an exception. The throw()
specification is a promise to callers -- what the function does in
its implementation has nothing to do with it.
From the caller's POV, this function doesn't throw either:
void f()
{
try
{
throw 1; // yes, f's implementation throws
}
catch(...) {}
}
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