Can a constructor throw an exception?

[exquisitus]

What's the best way to notify callee that something went awry during
object creation (i.e. in constructor invocation) ?

Thanks

 

[Chris Uppal]

What's the best way to notify callee that something went awry during
object creation (i.e. in constructor invocation) ?

Just about the only thing you /can/ do is throw an exception.

I should add, though, that if there's enough logic in the constuctor for it to
be reasonable for it to go awry, then that /may/ be a hint that you've got too
much logic there.

-- chris

 

[exquisitus]

Thanks for the info Chris - much appreciated

exquisitus wrote:




Just about the only thing you /can/ do is throw an exception.

I should add, though, that if there's enough logic in the constuctor for it to
be reasonable for it to go awry, then that /may/ be a hint that you've got too
much logic there.

-- chris