Compiler Error C2309
Visual Studio 2015
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catch handler expected a parenthesized exception declaration
A catch handler has no parenthesized type.
The following sample generates C2309:
// C2309.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc
#include <eh.h>
class C {};
int main() {
try {
throw "ooops!";
}
catch C {} // C2309
// try the following line instead
// catch( C ) {}
}
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