Exceptions are a better way to handle error checking than if statements

• try block of code
• catch block of code after try block
• somewhere with the try (even via a function call, an exceptions can be thrown
• Exception propagation is an important topic - where does the computer look to find an exception handler?

cpluplus had a good tutorial for beginning exceptions without objects.

The builtin exceptions are also at Cplusplus site

• Program 16-1 from Gaddis text
• Running example of defining a class to handle exceptions
  1. A class used for handling exceptions
  2. function added that throws exception
  3. Method and function Added
  4. try in a Loop added
• Examples from Gaddis Chapter 16 of using exception class within an object
  1. Rectangle Object with 2 embedded exception classes
     • Header file
     • Rectangle Implementation
     • Main
• Rectangle Object with added data members in exception classes
  • Header file
  • Unchanged Rectangle Implementation
  • Main