Re: throw()

Trups wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>   bool CControlDrvInstance::IsRebootRequired() const throw()
> In this code what is throw() do?  I just have slight knowledge that is
> a exception handler but how does it work.
> If I have this in my code do I need to include "try catch" block?  If
> yes why?
> 
> Thanks
> TS
> 

When "throw()" appears as part of the signature of a function, it
indicates that the function has "no-throw" semantics; in other words,
the function "CControlDrvInstance::IsRebootRequired" is guaranteed not
to throw an exception. If an exception is thrown within the
IsRebootRequired function, a default handler -- like the one invoked
when an exception propagates beyond "main" -- will be invoked and cause
the program to terminate.

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