[Exceptional C++ Style] Item 13: A Pragmatic Look at Exceptio nSpecifications

David Sykes d.sykes at pindar.com
Tue Dec 7 06:18:54 EST 2004


> I think it would be better if exception specifications were 
> enforced at
> compile time. What do people think?
> 

Don't you have the same problem you have with const that as soon as you
enter a function that cannot throw then every function it calls must be
defined as unable to throw anything

 void MyFunc() throw()
 {
      printf("Hello world");		// We know this won't throw, but can
the compiler?
 }


David Sykes
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