Re: [boost] [serialization] exception-safety of container-serialization

From: Thorsten Ottosen (tottosen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-18 20:32:18

David Abrahams wrote:
> Thorsten Ottosen <tottosen_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> 
>>Well, can't we think if deserialization as just another way of 
>>constructing an object?
>>
>>So if deserialization fails, it's like when construction fails and you 
>>might throw or abort. No?
> 
> 
> No; the usual deserialization method starts with an
> already-constructed object.

In boost's framework, sure. In others, eg. one found in C#, each
class has a special constructor.

-Thorsten