Re: Being Confused by /EH Exception Handling Model

From:
"Alex Blekhman" <tkfx.REMOVE@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.language
Date:
Sun, 7 Dec 2008 13:55:27 +0200
Message-ID:
<#3inzKGWJHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>
<wuguangwen734@gmail.com> wrote:

Recently,when I read about the exception handing model, the MSDN
said that compiling with /EHc tells compiler to assume that
extern C functions never throw a C++ exception.


I assume you refer to this page:

"Exception Specifications"
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wfa0edys.aspx

It doesn't tell that extern C functions never throw a *C++*
exception. It just tells that extern C functions never throw an
exception. Unfortunately, the example is a bit confusing. The main
purpose of the article s to explain exception specifications, not
/EH compiler switch. There is beter example that demonstrates the
effect of /EH switch:

"/EH (Exception Handling Model)"
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1deeycx5.aspx

I just compiled this example with /EHc option, and found the
catch handler can deal with a thrown exception from calling f4.


It happens because f4 throws (via f1) a C++ exception, not SEH
exception. When MSDN speaks about C functions throwing exceptions,
then SEH exception are assumed.

HTH
Alex

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