Re: documenting exceptions

From: Steven T. Hatton (susudata_at_setidava.kushan.aa)
Date: 05/26/04 

Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 14:33:16 -0400

Ian Lazarus wrote:

> Hello,
> Are you aware of any tool which analyzes source code and documents the
> exceptions thrown for each routine in each source file for a project?
> Thanks

This is one of the main reasons I don't like C++ exception syntax. I
understand there are legacy issues, but the fact that exceptions
potentially thrown by a function are not required to be part of the
signature bothers me. I believe the tool you are looking for is called a
good programmer. 

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