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The exit() function requires a(n) ____ argument.

A) string
B) void
C) integer
D) double

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set of object-oriented techniques used to manage execution-time errors

exception class

catch block

exception specification

exit() function

exception handling

try block

message

exception

default exception handler

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set of object-oriented techniques used to manage execution-time errors

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exception class

catch block

exception specification

exit() function

exception handling

try block

message

exception

default exception handler

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exception class

catch block

exception specification

exit() function

exception handling

try block

message

exception

default exception handler

Premises

exception class

catch block

exception specification

exit() function

exception handling

try block

message

exception

default exception handler

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To handle a thrown object, you include one or more ____ blocks in your program immediately following a try block.

Why was the set_new_handler() function introduced in C++?

Explain what the following statement means: "When creating a class to hold an exception, be careful not to create an instantiation that results in the same problem as the original error did".

The general principle underlying good object-oriented error handling is that any called function should check for errors and handle an error if one is found.

Calling functions from within ____ blocks can be dangerous, especially if you call the function that caused the thrown exception in the first place.

In ANSI C++, if a function throws an error whose type was not listed in its exception specification, then it will produce a run-time error called a(n) ____ exception, and abort the program.

If a function does not catch a thrown exception, then a function that calls that function can still catch the exception. This process is called ____.

Match each term with the correct statement below.

Every function call is a(n) ____.

A function can make multiple throws.

Match each term with the correct statement below.

If you include an exception specification list with a function, and code a throw type that is not listed, the program will not compile.

When would you want to use a default exception handler?

As with a try block, a catch block must contain ____________________, even if they surround only one statement.

In Visual C++, ____ is interpreted the same as throw(...) .

If you want a catch block to execute, it must catch the correct type of argument thrown from a try block.

The following dataEntry() function will not throw any exceptions: ____

A(n) ____ resembles a return statement in a function, except that the execution of the program does not continue from where the function was called.