Catching standard exceptions

[Alex Vinokur]

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Visual C++ 6.0
Debug Mode
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I have the following piece of code:

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int* p;

try
{
p = new int [0x7FFFFFFF];
}
catch (exception& e)
{
cout << "Standard exception: " << e.what() << endl;
}
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'new' failed, but system has catched the exception, not my catch.
The message "Standard exception: <text from e.what>" hasn't been shown.
System error message box (with relevant text) has been shown.

Why doesn't work catch in code below?

Alex Vinokur
email: alex DOT vinokur AT gmail DOT com
http://mathforum.org/library/view/10978.html
http://sourceforge.net/users/alexvn

 

[John Carson]

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Visual C++ 6.0
Debug Mode
-----------------------

I have the following piece of code:

================
int* p;

try
{
p = new int [0x7FFFFFFF];
}
catch (exception& e)
{
cout << "Standard exception: " << e.what() << endl;
}
================

'new' failed, but system has catched the exception, not my catch.
The message "Standard exception: <text from e.what>" hasn't been
shown. System error message box (with relevant text) has been shown.

Why doesn't work catch in code below?

Because VC++ is a pre-standard compiler. There is a workaround in this case.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=167733

 

[John Carson]

Because VC++ is a pre-standard compiler.

Naturally, I meant VC++ 6.0, as referred to by the OP.