Lesson 5.2

• try block


  Identifies a block of code for which particular exceptions will be activated
• Catching exceptions


  • Specify what type of exception to catch
• catch


  A program catches an exception with an exception handler at the place in a program where you want to handle the problem
• Exception handling


  A way to transfer control from one part of a program to another
• An exception is a problem that arises during the execution of a program
• Throwing exceptions

  • Can be done anywhere within a code block using throw statement
• C++ exception

  A response to an exceptional circumstance that arises while a program is running, such as an attempt to divide by zero
• Exception type


  Determined by the type of the result of the expression following the throw keyword
• throw


  A program throws an exception when a problem shows up
• C++ exception handling

  • try
  • catch
  • throw
• Exception declaration

  Determines the type of exception caught