Re: [boost] [C++11] If you have an old class with a throwing destructor...

Subject: Re: [boost] [C++11] If you have an old class with a throwing destructor...
From: Eric Niebler (eniebler_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-09-15 21:25:08

On 13-09-09 02:57 PM, Niall Douglas wrote:
> On 9 Sep 2013 at 13:11, Nevin Liber wrote:
> 
>>> In C++03 it was always best practice to *always* wrap your
>>> destructors in a try...catch clause.
>>
>> No; the best practice is not to throw from a destructor.
> 
> Sorry, my unclear phrasing again ... by wrapping destructors I 
> specifically meant:
> 
> destructor::~destructor()
> { try {
>    ...
> } catch(...) { /* do something useful */ } }

Can you elaborate on what "something useful" is in this context?

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Eric Niebler
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