function-try-block – Tarik Billa

Difference between try-catch syntax for function

June 14, 2023 by Tarik

The First Syntax: The scope of the try block starts after the Member Initialization list has been completed, So any exception thrown during Member Initialization will not be caught by this try-catch block. The second syntax: It ensures that if an exception gets thrown during Member Initialization list then you are able to catch the … Read more

When is a function try block useful?

May 7, 2023 by Tarik

You use it in constructors to catch errors from initializers. Usually, you don’t catch those errors, so this is a quite exceptional use. Otherwise, it is useless: unless I’m proven wrong, void f() try { … } catch (…) { … } is strictly equivalent to void f() { try { … } catch (…) … Read more