Message-ID:	<356F7485.2F71@banet.net>
Date:	Fri, 29 May 1998 22:52:53 -0400
From:	gavlene AT banet DOT net
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Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	try, throw, catch & const
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To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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hi,

can someone tell me why the following catch failed if a const is used?
it works if no const used in front of char *.
this piece of code works in Sun C++ compiler.

thanks,

leetravis AT hotmail DOT com


int main(int argc, char *argv[]) 
{
   try {
	throw "unable to catch";
   } 
   catch (const char* sError) { // fails to catch
//   catch (char* sError) {
	cerr << sError << endl;
	exit(1);
   } 
   catch (...) {
	cerr << "unknow exception throw" << endl;
	exit(1);
   } 

   return(0);
}

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