From: Martin Ambuhl <mambuhl AT earthlink DOT net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: "Throw"?
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 04:00:26 -0500
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Stefan Viljoen wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I apologize if this should go to the C group, but I just did a course
> (quite complete) on C and I saw nothing of "throw"?? What is this? Is it
> unique to DJGPP? Is it similar to "cast"-ing stuff?

It should definitely NOT go to the C group.  Throw and catch are a
standard part of the C++ programming language, used for exception
handling.  Any modern C++ text should cover their use.

It is not unique to djgpp.

It has nothing to do with "cast"-ing stuff.

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