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Introduction to

Exception
Handling in C++
Exception handling is a powerful feature in C++ that allows you
to gracefully manage unexpected situations and errors that may
occur during program execution. It provides a structured way to
detect, handle, and recover from these exceptional conditions.

By : Ojaswi Gahoi
22BCE10783
Importance of Exception Handling
1 Improved Code 2 3 Enhanced
Better Error Reporting
Robustness Maintainability
Exceptions provide a
Exception handling clear and informative Separating error-
helps make your code way to communicate handling logic from the
more resilient and able errors to users or other main program flow
to handle a wider parts of your improves code
range of scenarios application. organization and
without crashing. makes it easier to
maintain and update.
Exceptions in Object Oriented Programm
Encapsulation Inheritance Polymorphism

Exceptions allow you to Exception types can be Different exception types


encapsulate error-handling organized into a hierarchy, can be handled by the
logic within classes, making allowing you to catch and same catch block,
your code more modular handle exceptions at the demonstrating the power of
and reusable. appropriate level. polymorphism.
Try-Catch Blocks
Finally
Try
The optional finally block ensures that
The try block contains the code that may certain code is executed regardless of
throw an exception. whether an exception is thrown.

1 2 3

Catch
The catch block specifies how to handle
the exception that was thrown.
Throwing Exceptions
Throw Statement Exception Types
The throw statement is used to explicitly Exceptions can be built-in types like
generate an exception that can be caught std::runtime_error or custom exception
and handled. classes defined by the programmer.

Exception Objects Exception Propagation


Exception objects carry information about If an exception is not caught in the current
the error, like error messages or related scope, it will propagate up the call stack
data, to aid in handling. until a suitable catch block is found.
Catching Specific Exceptions

Catch Blocks Exception Hierarchy Exception Matching


Catch blocks can be Exceptions can be The catch block that best
specialized to catch organized in a hierarchy, matches the thrown
specific exception types, enabling you to catch exception will be executed,
allowing for targeted error broader exception types or providing flexibility in error
handling. drill down to specific ones. handling.
Exception Handling Best Practices

Minimize Try Blocks


Choose Clean Up Resources
Document
Appropriate Exceptions
Only include the Ensure that
Exceptions
code that may throw Throw exceptions resources are Clearly document
an exception in the that are specific and properly cleaned up the exceptions that
try block, keeping it meaningful, in the finally block, can be thrown by
as small as possible. avoiding generic even in the face of your functions to aid
catch-all exceptions. exceptions. other developers.
Conclusion and Recap
Importance Exception handling improves code
robustness, error reporting, and
maintainability.

OOP Integration Exceptions integrate well with OOP


concepts like encapsulation, inheritance,
and polymorphism.

Try-Catch Blocks The try-catch-finally structure provides a


structured way to handle exceptions.

Throwing Exceptions The throw statement generates exceptions


that can be caught and handled.

Catching Specific Exceptions Catch blocks can target specific exception


types for tailored error handling.

Best Practices Following exception handling best practices


leads to more robust and maintainable
code.

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