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From: Chris Mears <chris_mears AT softhome DOT net>
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Subject: new's return on fail
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Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 19:32:28 +1000
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Hi all...

What does new return if it fails?  I've heard that the standard requires
that it throw an exception, but also I've heard that it returns NULL
(like malloc).  I did a test, and it did neither, preferring to exit the
program.  So, how do I capture this and use it for the greater good
(rather than just exiting the program)?

Chris