The C++ exception handling: domain_error exception and typeid()

Compiler: Visual C++ Express Edition 2005

Compiled on Platform: Windows XP Pro SP2

Header file: Standard

Additional project setting: Set project to be compiled as C++

Project -> your_project_name Properties -> Configuration Properties -> C/C++ -> Advanced -> Compiled As: Compiled as C++ Code (/TP)

Other info:

To do: Throw the domain_error exception and catching the typeid

To show: The domain_error exception and typeid() usage in C++ program sample

// domain_error and typeid()

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main(void)

{

try

{

throw domain_error("Some error with your domain!");

}

catch (exception &err)

{

cerr<<"Caught: "<<err.what()<<endl;

cerr<<"Type: "<<typeid(err).name()<<endl;

};

}

Output example:

Caught: Some error with your domain!

Type: class std::domain_error

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