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Hands-On Design Patterns with C++
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Hands-On Design Patterns with C++

by Fedor G. Pikus
January 2019
Intermediate to advanced
512 pages
14h 5m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 11

  • What is an error-safe, or exception-safe, program?

An error-safe program maintains a well-defined state (a set of invariants) even if it encounters an error. Exception safety is a particular kind of error safety; it assumes that errors are signaled by throwing expressions. The program must not enter an undefined state when an (allowed) expression is thrown. An exception-safe program may require that certain operations do not throw exceptions.

  • How can we make a routine that performs several related actions in an error-safe manner?

If a consistent state must be maintained across several actions, each of which may fail, then the prior actions must be undone if a subsequent action fails. This often requires that the actions do ...

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