Re: [boost] Re: Exception safety guarantees

From: E. Gladyshev (egladysh_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-03 18:10:53

--- David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:
[...]
> 
> That's like saying that const-correctness or the type system provide
> no safety, because if your program goes on to invoke undefined
> behavior, anything can happen despite your "careful" use of types.

That is right. If your program goes undefined, nothing is safe!

[...]
> disk, or launching a missile, it changes nothing about the viability
> of various programming techniques.

Ok, when an exception happens, how do I use exception safety techniques
in practice, can you give some *practical* examples with catch(...)?

Eugene

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