Stefan Kristensen wrote:
> Hello again :-)
>
> In my everlasting search for knowledge, I have come to the issue of
> databases. I am using MySQL on a FreeBSD box.
>
> After some issues with include paths and libraries, I managed to get in
> contact with the database and retrieve some records so the program and
> database works. Time to combine with some of the other stuff I have
> learned:
>
> When connecting to the database, I used the following:
> if(!mysql_real_connect(connect,SERVER,USER,PASSWORD,DATABASE,0,NULL,0)){
> cout << "Oops: " << mysql_error(connect) << endl;
> return 1;
> }
>
> This works as it should and tells me if the connection fails (e.g. wrong
> password).
>
> But if I do this instead:
> try{
> mysql_real_connect(connect,SERVER,USER,PASSWORD,DATABASE,0,NULL,0);
> }catch(...){
> cout << "Oops: " << mysql_error(connect) << endl;
> return 1;
> }
>
> I get the following error: Segmentation fault (core dumped) (i.e. not
> the mysql error as expected).
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Best regards
> Stefan
>
>
> Oh, and I still wonder why #include <mysql/mysql.h> doesn't work, but I
> have to use the -Ipath-to-mysql.h option?
Well..
try/catch blocks catch C++ objects (exceptions, strings
int's, etc) thrown within the 'try' clause.
I imagine that mysql_real_connect() is either a C function
or is a C++ function that does NOT throw anything - hence
there is nothing to 'catch' and your code continues
at the line FOLLOWING the 'catch' block. try/catch has
nothing to do with the return value of mysql_real_connect().
usually, try/catch blocks are not used for simple
constructs as in your example - unless the C++ functions
called inside the 'try' block actually 'throw' something
themselves.
Any good C++ book should have examples of using try/catch.
try
{
if ( !mysql_real_connect( connect, SERVER, USER, PASSWORD,
DATABASE, 0, NULL, 0 ) )
{
throw 1;
}
// code here executes if mysql_real_connect() did not fail
...
}
catch (...)
{
// code here executes if anything is thrown by any
// code or function within the 'try' block
cout << "Oops: " << mysql_error(connect) << endl;
return 1;
}
// code here executes if mysql_real_connect() did not fail
...
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