Question

What is meant by exception specification?

(a) A function is limited to throwing only a specified list of exceptions

(b) A catch can catch all types of exceptions

(c) A function can throw any type of exceptions

(d) A try can catch all types of exceptions

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This key question is from Exception Specifications topic in section Derived Classes, Templates & Exception Handling in C++ of C++

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) A function is limited to throwing only a specified list of exceptions

Easiest explanation - C++ provides a mechanism to ensure that a given function is limited to throwing only a specified list of exceptions. It is called an exception specification.