Re: The D Programming Language
Gerhard Menzl <clcppm-poster@this.is.invalid> writes:
peter koch larsen wrote:
You stated that an empty exception specification guarantees the
function will not throw anything. But what it actually guarantees is
that no exception exits the function.
Peter's statement was perfectly correct and not misleading at all.
What is the difference between calling these three fs?
void f() throw()
{
throw 1;
}
void f()
{
unexpected(); // never returns; calls terminate
}
void f()
{
g(); // might itself call unexpected or terminate
}
Answer: none.
Your choice of terms was at least
misleading: someone unfamiliar with the C++ exception mechanism could
easily interpret it as describing a compile-time check, which is
precisely what C++ does not offer. To avoid this confusion, especially
when comparing C++ with Java, which does have static checks, I think it
is important to distinguish between "cannot throw" and "will abort if it
throws".
What's the difference between a function that "will abort if it
throws" and one that "might abort (for whatever reason)?"
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