> I didn’t realize that, and it may well be true regarding Visual C++.
However, depends on which compiler you use using, it may not be true.
Some compiler’s treat C++ exceptions and SEH exceptions as two totally
AFAIK C SEH (not like C++) is a thing specific to MS compiler.
No such thing in C standard.
C++ try/catch is in the standard, certainly.
Max
To: “Matt Arnold” ;
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 6:38 PM
> > I didn’t realize that, and it may well be true regarding Visual C++.
> > However, depends on which compiler you use using, it may not be true.
> >
> > Some compiler’s treat C++ exceptions and SEH exceptions as two totally
>
> AFAIK C SEH (not like C++) is a thing specific to MS compiler.
> No such thing in C standard.
> C++ try/catch is in the standard, certainly.
I think you misunderstood my comments. I never meant to imply that SEH was
part of Standard C. Obviously, SEH is a thing specific to Windows
compilers – C, C++, or other.
All I meant to point out that the ability to use the C++ “catch(…)” syntax
to handle an SEH exception is a thing specific to Microsoft C++ compilers
for Windows.
Perhaps there are other compilers that also support this ability, but mine
doesn’t. Some compilers do not allow the intermixing of SEH and C++
exception-handling at all.
Personally, regardless of any “neat tricks” provided by your compiler, I
would recommend always sticking to SEH syntax when dealing with SEH
exceptions, just for clarity.
Regards,
Matt Arnold
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