C++ Exceptions

There is a new capability of C++ that is not available in C, called exception. It represents an unusual situation that apears during program execution. There are two kind of exceptions: system predefined and user defined. We deal with exceptions to improve code reliability.

Exception Handling

When an exception is encontered, the program will intrerupt its notmal workflow and jump to a different place. There is a new "control flow" statement created for handling exceptions. Let's study the workflow:

try-catch workflow

Syntax:

try {
   // protected code
} catch( ExceptionName e1 ) {
   // catch block
} catch( ExceptionName e2 ) {
   // catch block
} catch( ExceptionName eN ) {
   // catch block
} catch(...) {
   // catch any other exception
}

Missing Feature: If you are Java programmer you may know there is a "finally" block in "try" statement. Oh well, this is not implemented by C++ standard. This is maybe an inconvenient for developers who try to create safer code. We can argue why this feature is missing using Twitter.

Wait a second. C++ do not have "finally" block in "try-catch" statement? This is ridiculous. But why?@cppchat @include_cpp #cpp
— Elucian Moise (@elucian_moise) November 19, 2020

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