On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 11:38:43 -0700 Walter Bright <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 9/30/2012 9:35 PM, Andrej Mitrovic wrote: > > On 10/1/12, Walter Bright <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Also, consider that in C++ you can throw any type, such as an int. > >> There is no credible way to make this work reasonably in D, as > >> exceptions are all derived from Exception. > > > > Is that a bug or a feature? :) > > > It's a feature, and I'm not joking. > > What is the compelling use case for throwing an int? How could that > possibly fit into some encapsulation model? What if library A throws > an int, and library B does? Now you catch an int - which did it come > from? You've got no clue. It's indistinguishable from garbage. > And it's not just int's either. Having to deal with code possibly, or actually, throwing any type that isn't a proper Exception type is a pain in the ass.
