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c++ - can't catch base of subclass.. must throw base

reply Richard <fractal clark.net> writes:
mmmm..

Ok, after reviewing all the c++ messages avail in web interface, I can see that
you guys are busy in all caps.

I have downloaded beta compiler, and if you do the equivalent of:

class Exception { };
class MyError : public Exception { };

try {
throw MyError( );
} catch (Exception& e) {
; // we never get here!!
}

You will find that you must actually throw an object of type Exception to find
your way to the catch.

Richard
Oct 24 2002
next sibling parent "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:
I'll check it out. Thanks. -Walter
Oct 24 2002
prev sibling parent reply Christof Meerwald <cmeerw web.de> writes:
On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 23:32:59 +0000 (UTC), Richard wrote:
 I have downloaded beta compiler, and if you do the equivalent of:
 class Exception { };
 class MyError : public Exception { };
 
 try {
 throw MyError( );
 } catch (Exception& e) {
 ; // we never get here!!
 }
Hmm, but it works for me: #include <stdio.h> class Exception { }; class MyError : public Exception { }; int main() { try { throw MyError( ); } catch (Exception& e) { printf("caught Exception\n"); } } Prints "caught Exception" as expected... bye, Christof -- http://cmeerw.org JID: cmeerw jabber.at mailto cmeerw at web.de ...and what have you contributed to the Net?
Oct 25 2002
parent Richard <fractal clark.net> writes:
In article <apbllm$313a$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Christof Meerwald says...

Hmm, but it works for me:
Must have been a configuration thing on my end with stlport.. Works for me too. Sorry. Richard
Oct 27 2002