• Carlos Santander B. (17/17) Oct 24 2003 The following doesn't compile:
• Vathix (6/18) Oct 25 2003 You have to satisfy one of the super class' constructors; the compiler o...

"Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> writes:

The following doesn't compile:

class A : Exception {}
void main() {
    throw new A;
}

DMD outputs: "constructor this (char[]msg) does not match argument types ()"
If I write throw new A("something"); instead, it outputs exactly the same.

Two more things: someone (sorry, can't remember) once said that error
messages regarding constructor didn't specify which line. That's annoying.

Also, I can't remember which was the syntax for not writing
"this(char[]msg){super(msg);}" for each class derived from Exception. Can
somebody please refresh my mind?

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Carlos Santander


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"Vathix" <vathix dprogramming.com> writes:

 The following doesn't compile:

 class A : Exception {}
 void main() {
     throw new A;
 }

 DMD outputs: "constructor this (char[]msg) does not match argument types

()"
 If I write throw new A("something"); instead, it outputs exactly the same.

You have to satisfy one of the super class' constructors; the compiler only
knows how to insert a call to super() if it takes no parameters, you must
explicitly call one otherwise.

 Two more things: someone (sorry, can't remember) once said that error
 messages regarding constructor didn't specify which line. That's annoying.

 Also, I can't remember which was the syntax for not writing
 "this(char[]msg){super(msg);}" for each class derived from Exception. Can
 somebody please refresh my mind?

Constructors aren't inherited like other member functions (which I think
they should...) so you have to write that.