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From: gregw@minotaur.tansu.com.au (Greg Wilkins)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c++
Subject: Re: exceptions and destructors
Date: 28 Apr 1993 01:23:08 GMT
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Are destructors allowed to throw exceptions?   If so in the code:

    Foo *f= new Foo;
    try
    {
         delete f;
    }
    catch(...)
    {
         ???
    }

What is the state of *f in the handler?
Have the destructors for all sub-objects been called?
What is the best action that the handler can perform? 
Should it be:

    Foo *f= new Foo;
    try
    {
         delete f;
    }
    catch(...)
    {
         void* v = (void*)f;
         delete v;
    }


-gregw