Compiler Warning (level 1) C4286
Visual Studio 2015
The new home for Visual Studio documentation is Visual Studio 2017 Documentation on docs.microsoft.com.
The latest version of this topic can be found at Compiler Warning (level 1) C4286.
type1' : is caught by base class ('type2') on line number
The specified exception type is handled by a previous handler. The type for the second catch is derived from the type of the first. Exceptions for a base class catch exceptions for a derived class.
//C4286.cpp
// compile with: /W1
#include <eh.h>
class C {};
class D : public C {};
int main()
{
try
{
throw "ooops!";
}
catch( C ) {}
catch( D ) {} // warning C4286, D is derived from C
}
Show: